Weather in Vermillion, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vermillion, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:37 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
18%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Vermillion, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
75°
9p
71°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
91°
7p
Vermillion, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°51°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle41%73°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain80%59°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle80%58°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%66°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle18%65°54°
Vermillion, SD
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Vermillion, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
089° · veering 67°
Direction
E
089°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Vermillion, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Vermillion, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vermillion, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 2:19 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Vermillion, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Vermillion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (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).