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
Wakonda, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°52°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain44%72°60°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle77%58°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle77%56°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—66°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle19%66°54°
Wakonda, SD
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Wakonda, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).