Weather in Wakpala, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wakpala, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
31%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Wakpala, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
7p
68°
8p
62°
9p
58°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
43°
4a
41°
5a
43°
6a
51°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
Wakpala, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—71°43°
- SundayMay 17Rain68%54°46°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle78%45°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast78%55°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers—71°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle27%66°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%76°49°
Wakpala, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Wakpala, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
074° · veering 159°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
35
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Wakpala, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Wakpala, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
5:09 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wakpala, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:08 AM
- Moonset
- 2:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Wakpala, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Wakpala at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 20 (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).