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Weather in Vivian, South Dakota

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

Vivian, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
54°
Humidity
36%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Vivian, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
61°
11p
57°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
56°
8a
64°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
69°
9p
L 47°H 79°
Vivian, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    77°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    42%
    65°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    91%
    49°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    74%
    61°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    71°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    68°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    76°48°
Vivian, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
082° · veering 118°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 32 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 118° from the e.
Vivian, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.7
+1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.72 inHg
Now
938.7
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937946
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Vivian, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Vivian, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vivian, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 AM
Moonset
2:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Vivian, 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 →

Vivian at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 Vivian

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.