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Weather in Hazel, South Dakota

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

Hazel, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 6:05 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
43°
Humidity
41%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Hazel, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
70°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
71°
9p
66°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
L 52°H 81°
Hazel, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    58%
    71°51°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    52°42°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    49°38°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°34°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    30%
    62°46°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    66°46°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    26%
    73°56°
Hazel, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
067° · backing 71°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 13
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 13 · pk 39 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Hazel, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.92 inHg
Now
945.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943951
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hazel, SD
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
65.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hazel, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hazel, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 AM
Moonset
2:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hazel, 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 →

Hazel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 Hazel

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.