Weather in Valley Springs, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valley Springs, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
57°
Humidity
29%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Valley Springs, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
57°
8a
67°
9a
75°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
75°
9p
70°
10p
Valley Springs, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast13%82°46°
- SundayMay 17Showers50%74°56°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle73%61°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle73%52°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle10%66°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle25%63°53°
Valley Springs, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Valley Springs, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
062° · veering 71°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Valley Springs, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Valley Springs, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Valley Springs, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:20 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Valley Springs, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Valley Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).