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Weather in Long Lake, South Dakota

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

Long Lake, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
51
°
Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
49%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Long Lake, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
L 46°H 75°
Long Lake, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    68°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    56%
    56°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    87%
    47°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    87%
    49°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    21%
    61°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    25%
    72°46°
Long Lake, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
067° · veering 139°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 12
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 12 · pk 36 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Long Lake, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
940.7
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.78 inHg
Now
940.7
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937945
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Long Lake, SD
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
67.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Long Lake, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Long Lake, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
2:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Long Lake, 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 →

Long Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 Long Lake

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.