Weather in Frankfort, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Frankfort, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
36%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Frankfort, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
66°
10p
61°
11p
57°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
64°
10a
70°
11a
75°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
75°
8p
Frankfort, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°41°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain53%71°52°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain59%51°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle59%51°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers—68°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle20%65°49°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%73°49°
Frankfort, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Frankfort, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
065° · veering 90°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Frankfort, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Frankfort, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Frankfort, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Frankfort, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Frankfort at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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).