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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
L 55°H 78°
Wessington Springs, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    75°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    52%
    71°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    74%
    50°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    55°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    68°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    13%
    66°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    70°48°
Wessington Springs, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 23 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 76° from the n.
Wessington Springs, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.5
+1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.98 inHg
Now
947.5
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 946954
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Wessington Springs

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.