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Weather in Blunt, South Dakota

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

Blunt, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
34%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Blunt, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
L 45°H 80°
Blunt, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    77°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    44%
    66°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    78%
    50°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    76%
    57°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    70°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    25%
    65°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    76°47°
Blunt, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
073° · veering 81°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
39
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 39 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Blunt, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
949.8
+0.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.05 inHg
Now
949.8
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blunt, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Blunt, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blunt, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
2:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Blunt, 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 →

Blunt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 Blunt

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.