Weather in Midland, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Midland, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
33%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Midland, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
7p
71°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
45°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
50°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
Midland, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast12%77°42°
- SundayMay 17Rain52%61°48°
- MondayMay 18Showers88%48°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast80%62°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast14%75°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle16%65°53°
- FridayMay 22Overcast20%78°50°
Midland, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Midland, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
087° · veering 177°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Midland, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Midland, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Midland, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:18 AM
- Moonset
- 2:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Midland, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Midland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°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).