Weather in Wood, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wood, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:53 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
42%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Wood, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
68°
9p
62°
10p
58°
11p
Wood, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Heavy Rain50%69°49°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain97%49°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast78%62°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%70°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%68°49°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle24%69°49°
- SaturdayMay 23Mostly Clear20%82°53°
Wood, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Wood, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
086° · backing 149°
Direction
E
086°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Wood, SD
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Wood, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wood, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:18 AM
- Moonset
- 2:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Wood, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Wood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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).