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Weather in McIntosh, South Dakota

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

McIntosh, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
39%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:11 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
McIntosh, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
49°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
70°
6p
66°
7p
L 48°H 72°
McIntosh, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    67°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    88%
    51°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    66%
    46°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    66%
    57°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    70°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    28%
    64°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    74°46°
McIntosh, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
077° · veering 107°
Direction
ENE
077°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
39
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 39 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
McIntosh, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
927.5
+2.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.39 inHg
Now
927.5
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 923933
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McIntosh, SD
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
2.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
McIntosh, 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
15h 00m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McIntosh, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
2:52 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
McIntosh, 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 →

McIntosh at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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 McIntosh

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.