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Weather in Dimock, South Dakota

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

Dimock, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
24%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Dimock, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
67°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
58°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
L 50°H 85°
Dimock, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    83°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    41%
    75°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    65%
    54°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    57°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    66°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    72°53°
Dimock, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 138°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 34 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 138° from the ese.
Dimock, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.29 inHg
Now
958.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dimock, SD
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dimock, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dimock, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 AM
Moonset
2:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dimock, 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 →

Dimock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 Dimock

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.