Weather in Orient, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orient, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
42%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Orient, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
58°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
68°
9p
63°
10p
Orient, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—76°43°
- SundayMay 17Rain56%69°48°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain80%50°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Foggy80%53°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle—69°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle15%65°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%72°47°
Orient, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Orient, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
054° · veering 94°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
Orient, SD
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Orient, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orient, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 2:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Orient, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Orient at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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).