Weather in Avon, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Avon, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
35%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Avon, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
64°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
79°
7p
74°
8p
70°
9p
Avon, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast14%78°52°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle43%74°54°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle65%53°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle57%59°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast23%72°52°
Avon, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Avon, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 23°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
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
Avon, SD
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Avon, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Avon, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 2:24 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Avon, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Avon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (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).