Weather in Akaska, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Akaska, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
33%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Akaska, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
66°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
Akaska, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—73°40°
- SundayMay 17Rain45%57°44°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain81%46°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast81%54°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle—70°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle24%61°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%74°47°
Akaska, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Akaska, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
080° · backing 100°
Direction
E
080°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Akaska, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Akaska, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Akaska, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:08 AM
- Moonset
- 2:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Akaska, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Akaska at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 18 (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).