Weather in Alexandria, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alexandria, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
26%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Alexandria, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
58°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
74°
9p
Alexandria, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°47°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain46%75°55°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle74%54°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle60%56°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%66°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%71°54°
Alexandria, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Alexandria, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
067° · veering 67°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 9
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
Alexandria, SD
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alexandria, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alexandria, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 2:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alexandria, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Alexandria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 8 (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).