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Weather in New Effington, South Dakota

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

New Effington, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
47%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
New Effington, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
70°
9p
L 52°H 81°
New Effington, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    70°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    66%
    69°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    84%
    55°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    84%
    47°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    68°54°
New Effington, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · veering 137°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 25 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 137° from the nne.
New Effington, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.7
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.69 inHg
Now
971.7
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968974
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Effington, SD
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
64.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Effington, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Effington, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
2:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
New Effington, 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 →

New Effington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 New Effington

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.