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Weather in Aberdeen, South Dakota

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

Aberdeen, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
34%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Aberdeen, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
62°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
57°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
69°
9p
L 45°H 80°
Aberdeen, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    73°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    53%
    70°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    85%
    51°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    85%
    50°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    67°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    64°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    29%
    72°48°
Aberdeen, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · veering 151°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 33 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Aberdeen, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.5
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.5
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Aberdeen, SD
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Aberdeen, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Aberdeen, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
2:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Aberdeen, 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 →

Aberdeen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (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 Aberdeen

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.