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
Okaton, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°45°
- SundayMay 17Rain47%65°50°
- MondayMay 18Rain94%49°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast80%61°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle—73°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%64°53°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%76°49°
Okaton, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Okaton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).