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Weather in Rosebud, South Dakota

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

Rosebud, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
36%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Rosebud, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
55°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
67°
9p
62°
10p
58°
11p
L 46°H 77°
Rosebud, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Rain
    51%
    66°48°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    97%
    47°39°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Foggy
    72%
    59°35°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    66°42°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    64°48°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    72°46°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Partly Cloudy
    22%
    80°52°
Rosebud, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · backing 100°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 13
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 13 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ese-bound air across the harbor.
Rosebud, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
905.2
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 26.73 inHg
Now
905.2
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-6.5
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 903914
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rosebud, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.7 μg/m³
PM 10
2.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rosebud, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rosebud, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
2:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rosebud, 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 →

Rosebud at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 Rosebud

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.