Weather in Wessington Springs, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wessington Springs, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
43%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Wessington Springs, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
57°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
62°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
62°
10p
Wessington Springs, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—75°47°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain52%71°50°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain74%50°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle69%55°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—68°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%66°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%70°48°
Wessington Springs, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Wessington Springs, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
006° · veering 76°
Direction
N
006°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Wessington Springs, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Wessington Springs, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wessington Springs, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:07 AM
- Moonset
- 2:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Wessington Springs, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Wessington Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).