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Weather in Estelline, South Dakota

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

Estelline, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
35%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Estelline, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
57°
8a
64°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
70°
9p
L 49°H 82°
Estelline, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    76°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    60%
    70°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    69%
    55°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    69%
    48°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    66°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    65°53°
Estelline, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
052° · veering 134°
Direction
NE
052°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 38 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Estelline, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.1
+1.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.06 inHg
Now
950.1
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Estelline, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Estelline, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Estelline, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
2:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Estelline, 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 →

Estelline at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 Estelline

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.