Weather in Gettysburg, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gettysburg, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
32%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
9:03 PM
Gettysburg, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
63°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
55°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
52°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
Gettysburg, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—75°48°
- SundayMay 17Rain44%64°45°
- MondayMay 18Rain84%46°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast84%53°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—68°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle26%60°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%73°46°
Gettysburg, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Gettysburg, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
076° · veering 39°
Direction
ENE
076°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
43
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Gettysburg, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Gettysburg, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
9:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gettysburg, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 2:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Gettysburg, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Gettysburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (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).