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Weather in Cresbard, South Dakota

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

Cresbard, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
34%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Cresbard, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
62°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
64°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
69°
9p
L 48°H 81°
Cresbard, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    76°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    57%
    69°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    85%
    51°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    85%
    53°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    68°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    17%
    64°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    25%
    74°47°
Cresbard, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 134°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 10
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 10 · pk 35 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Cresbard, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.8
+1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.28 inHg
Now
957.8
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cresbard, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.2 μg/m³
PM 10
2.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cresbard, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cresbard, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 AM
Moonset
2:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cresbard, 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 →

Cresbard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (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 Cresbard

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.