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Weather in Wakonda, South Dakota

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wakonda, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
19%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Wakonda, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
74°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
69°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
89°
6p
85°
7p
L 54°H 89°
Wakonda, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    44%
    72°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    77%
    58°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    56°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    19%
    66°54°
Wakonda, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
087° · veering 109°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
avg 9 · pk 32 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 109° from the e.
Wakonda, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.4
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.30 inHg
Now
958.4
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956963
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wakonda, SD
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Wakonda, 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 42m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wakonda, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
2:20 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Wakonda, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wakonda at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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).

ZIP codes in Wakonda

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.