Weather in Clear Lake, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clear Lake, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 6:05 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
53%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Clear Lake, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
55°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
65°
9p
59°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
Clear Lake, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Heavy Rain55%69°44°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain88%51°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle88%45°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°33°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle23%61°47°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle27%67°47°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle28%71°53°
Clear Lake, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Clear Lake, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
062° · veering 143°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
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
Clear Lake, SD
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 55.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Clear Lake, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clear Lake, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Clear Lake, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Clear Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (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).