Weather in Summit, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Summit, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
49
°
Clear
Feels like
39°
Humidity
55%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Summit, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
61°
9p
Summit, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—68°45°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain60%64°44°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain85%51°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle85%45°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast20%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%66°51°
Summit, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Summit, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
049° · veering 82°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 12
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
Summit, 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
Summit, 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 56m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Summit, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Summit, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Summit at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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).