Weather in Lake City, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake City, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
48
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
49%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Lake City, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
57°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
Lake City, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—67°45°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain53%66°45°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow88%49°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle88%45°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast24%63°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle27%68°50°
Lake City, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lake City, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
058° · veering 173°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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
Lake City, SD
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 62.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake City, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake City, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lake City, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lake City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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).