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Weather in Fedora, South Dakota

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

Fedora, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
32%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Fedora, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
71°
9p
65°
10p
62°
11p
58°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
66°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
L 48°H 83°
Fedora, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    79°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    57%
    72°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    59%
    52°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    59%
    53°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    20%
    66°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    69°53°
Fedora, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
069° · veering 149°
Direction
ENE
069°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
avg 9 · pk 32 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Fedora, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.34 inHg
Now
959.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fedora, SD
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Fedora, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fedora, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 AM
Moonset
2:27 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fedora, 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 →

Fedora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 Fedora

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.