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Weather in Timber Lake, South Dakota

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

Timber Lake, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
36%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Timber Lake, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
8p
60°
9p
56°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
46°
6a
52°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
70°
7p
L 44°H 75°
Timber Lake, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    72°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    60%
    53°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    74%
    46°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    72%
    56°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    11%
    70°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    64°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    74°48°
Timber Lake, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
083° · veering 140°
Direction
E
083°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
38
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 38 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Timber Lake, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
931.2
+1.6 mb in 3h · steady · 27.50 inHg
Now
931.2
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 929938
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Timber Lake, SD
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.4 μg/m³
PM 10
3.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Timber Lake, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Timber Lake, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
2:48 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Timber Lake, 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 →

Timber Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (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 Timber Lake

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.