Weather in Hitchcock, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hitchcock, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
33%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Hitchcock, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
66°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
67°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
Hitchcock, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—77°41°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain50%71°52°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain67%51°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle67%53°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—68°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast20%66°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%71°50°
Hitchcock, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Hitchcock, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
060° · veering 84°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
Hitchcock, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hitchcock, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hitchcock, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:04 AM
- Moonset
- 2:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Hitchcock, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Hitchcock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 14 (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).