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Weather in Buffalo Gap, South Dakota

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

Buffalo Gap, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
32%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Buffalo Gap, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
68°
9p
61°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
L 50°H 79°
Buffalo Gap, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    78°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    61%
    58°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    96%
    46°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    39%
    63°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    15%
    74°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    36%
    68°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    76°49°
Buffalo Gap, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · backing 132°
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 41 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Buffalo Gap, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
891.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 26.33 inHg
Now
891.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 891899
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Buffalo Gap, SD
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.5 μg/m³
PM 10
2.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Buffalo Gap, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buffalo Gap, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
2:49 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Buffalo Gap, 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 Gap at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 Gap

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.