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Weather in Okaton, South Dakota

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

Okaton, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
37%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
9:03 PM
Okaton, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
48°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
51°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
69°
9p
63°
10p
L 44°H 78°
Okaton, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    76°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    47%
    65°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    94%
    49°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    80%
    61°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    73°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    64°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    25%
    76°49°
Okaton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
091° · veering 67°
Direction
E
091°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 14
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 14 · pk 35
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
Okaton, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
928.6
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising · 27.42 inHg
Now
928.6
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 926937
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Okaton, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Okaton, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
9:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Okaton, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
2:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Okaton, 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 →

Okaton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 Okaton

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.