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Weather in Whitehorse, South Dakota

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

Whitehorse, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
40%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Whitehorse, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
64°
9p
60°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
54°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
47°
4a
44°
5a
46°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
72°
7p
L 44°H 78°
Whitehorse, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    74°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    60%
    55°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    49°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    73%
    57°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    72°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    66°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    75°49°
Whitehorse, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
079° · backing 167°
Direction
E
079°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
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 10 · pk 32 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Whitehorse, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.2
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 27.97 inHg
Now
947.2
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944953
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whitehorse, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Whitehorse, 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 55m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitehorse, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
2:47 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Whitehorse, 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 →

Whitehorse at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 Whitehorse

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.