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

Mission, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
31%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Mission, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
69°
9p
63°
10p
60°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
54°
8a
62°
9a
67°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
77°
7p
L 45°H 77°
Mission, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    77°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    29%
    63°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    95%
    48°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Foggy
    74%
    59°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    67°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    21%
    66°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    75°48°
Mission, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · veering 118°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
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 12 · pk 26 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Mission, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
915.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 27.04 inHg
Now
915.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-6.0
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 914922
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mission, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.8 μg/m³
PM 10
2.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Mission, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mission, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 AM
Moonset
2:37 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mission, 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 →

Mission at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 Mission

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.