Weather in Mission, South Dakota
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
Mission, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%77°43°
- SundayMay 17Rain29%63°48°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle95%48°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Foggy74%59°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle—67°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle21%66°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast26%75°48°
Mission, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mission, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).