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Weather in Stickney, South Dakota

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

Stickney, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
42%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Stickney, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
60°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
57°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
67°
9p
L 49°H 81°
Stickney, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    77°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    45%
    73°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    76%
    51°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    59%
    57°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    72°49°
Stickney, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
076° · veering 89°
Direction
ENE
076°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
avg 9 · pk 29 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the ene.
Stickney, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.96 inHg
Now
946.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-6.3
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945954
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stickney, SD
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.5 μg/m³
PM 10
6.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Stickney, 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 45m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stickney, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 AM
Moonset
2:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Stickney, 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 →

Stickney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Stickney

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.