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Weather in Sisseton, South Dakota

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

Sisseton, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
39%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Sisseton, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
65°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
56°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
73°
8p
L 56°H 80°
Sisseton, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    71°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    62%
    72°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    79%
    54°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    79%
    47°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    17%
    68°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    67°54°
Sisseton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
016° · veering 117°
Direction
NNE
016°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 10 · pk 22 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the nne.
Sisseton, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.55 inHg
Now
966.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sisseton, SD
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sisseton, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sisseton, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
2:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sisseton, 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 →

Sisseton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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).

ZIP codes in Sisseton

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.