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

Buffalo, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
60
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
50°
Humidity
36%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Buffalo, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
59°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
45°
6a
50°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
70°
6p
68°
7p
L 44°H 72°
Buffalo, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    73°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    37%
    61°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    45°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    38%
    61°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    73°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    66°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    18%
    73°48°
Buffalo, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · veering 59°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 13
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 13 · pk 35 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Buffalo, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
904.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 26.70 inHg
Now
904.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-7.2
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 902913
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Buffalo, SD
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
6.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Buffalo, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buffalo, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
3:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Buffalo, 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 →

Buffalo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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).

ZIP codes in Buffalo

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.