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Weather in Onida, South Dakota

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

Onida, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
31%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Onida, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
L 46°H 78°
Onida, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    76°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    42%
    65°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    86%
    48°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    78%
    56°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    69°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    62°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    75°46°
Onida, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
081° · veering 86°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
43
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
avg 11 · pk 43 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
Onida, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
941.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.81 inHg
Now
941.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939947
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Onida, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Onida, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Onida, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
2:41 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Onida, 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 →

Onida at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 Onida

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.