Weather in Lake Preston, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Preston, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
30%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Lake Preston, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
66°
10p
63°
11p
59°
12a
55°
1a
52°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
Lake Preston, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—78°45°
- SundayMay 17Rain58%73°53°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers62%52°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain62%49°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Mostly Clear—64°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast25%66°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle19%66°53°
Lake Preston, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lake Preston, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 41°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 10
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
Lake Preston, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake Preston, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Preston, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lake Preston, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lake Preston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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).