Weather in Lake Andes, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Andes, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
26%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Lake Andes, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
59°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
73°
8p
Lake Andes, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast19%78°48°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain44%76°53°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain62%52°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle56%59°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—69°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle20%66°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%74°51°
Lake Andes, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lake Andes, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
074° · veering 115°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lake Andes, SD
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake Andes, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Andes, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 2:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lake Andes, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lake Andes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (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).