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Weather in Virgil, South Dakota

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

Virgil, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
32%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Virgil, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
66°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
63°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
L 49°H 83°
Virgil, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    78°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    50%
    73°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    62%
    51°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    55°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    17%
    68°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    70°49°
Virgil, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
057° · veering 104°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 104° from the ene.
Virgil, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.36 inHg
Now
960.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959966
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Virgil, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Virgil, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Virgil, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
2:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Virgil, 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 →

Virgil at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 Virgil

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.