Weather in Brandt, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brandt, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
34%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Brandt, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
Brandt, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—74°48°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain54%70°50°
- MondayMay 18Rain75%57°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle75%47°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle15%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle17%64°52°
Brandt, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Brandt, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
040° · veering 81°
Direction
NE
040°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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
Brandt, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Brandt, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brandt, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:25 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Brandt, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Brandt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (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).