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Weather in Lemmon, South Dakota

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

Lemmon, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
52
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
46%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Lemmon, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
54°
10p
50°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
69°
6p
66°
7p
60°
8p
L 45°H 71°
Lemmon, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    68°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    68%
    56°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    51%
    46°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    42%
    60°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    17%
    72°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    17%
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    73°47°
Lemmon, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
087° · veering 147°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 12
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 12 · pk 37 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lemmon, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
916.5
+1.3 mb in 3h · steady · 27.06 inHg
Now
916.5
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-6.4
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 915924
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lemmon, SD
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.2 μg/m³
PM 10
2.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lemmon, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lemmon, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 AM
Moonset
2:56 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lemmon, 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 →

Lemmon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (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 Lemmon

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.