Weather in Ortley, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ortley, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
50
°
Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
59%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Ortley, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
Ortley, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—69°43°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain57%65°45°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain83%51°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle83%46°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast19%65°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle24%67°52°
Ortley, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ortley, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
052° · backing 128°
Direction
NE
052°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ortley, SD
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ortley, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ortley, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ortley, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ortley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (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).