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

White, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
34%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
White, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
64°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
70°
9p
L 50°H 82°
White, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    75°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    54%
    72°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    70%
    57°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    70%
    49°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    63°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    65°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    64°52°
White, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
050° · veering 58°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 38 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
White, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.8
+1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 27.93 inHg
Now
945.8
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944950
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
White, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
White, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
White, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
2:24 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
White, 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 →

White at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 White

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.