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Weather in Bullhead, South Dakota

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

Bullhead, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
38%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Bullhead, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
44°
6a
50°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
70°
7p
64°
8p
L 42°H 76°
Bullhead, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    70°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    82%
    54°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    60%
    48°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    57%
    57°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    72°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    15%
    65°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    76°48°
Bullhead, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
085° · veering 76°
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
40
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 40 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bullhead, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.8
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 27.90 inHg
Now
944.8
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 942951
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bullhead, SD
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.6 μg/m³
PM 10
3.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bullhead, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bullhead, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
2:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bullhead, 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 →

Bullhead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 Bullhead

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.