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Weather in Lower Brule, South Dakota

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

Lower Brule, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
33%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Lower Brule, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
66°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
47°
7a
55°
8a
62°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
L 47°H 82°
Lower Brule, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    78°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    44%
    70°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    71%
    50°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    71%
    59°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    70°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    67°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    28%
    77°48°
Lower Brule, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
075° · veering 161°
Direction
ENE
075°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lower Brule, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.6
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.19 inHg
Now
954.6
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lower Brule, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lower Brule, 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 49m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lower Brule, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 AM
Moonset
2:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lower Brule, 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 →

Lower Brule at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 Lower Brule

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.