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Weather in Harrold, South Dakota

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

Harrold, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
40%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Harrold, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
11p
55°
12a
52°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
55°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
62°
10p
L 47°H 79°
Harrold, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    75°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    54%
    70°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    80%
    50°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    75%
    55°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    69°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    12%
    65°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    74°47°
Harrold, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
078° · backing 111°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 11 · pk 37 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Harrold, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
943.4
+2.3 mb in 3h · steady · 27.86 inHg
Now
943.4
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941950
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Harrold, SD
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Harrold, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Harrold, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
2:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Harrold, 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 →

Harrold at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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 Harrold

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.