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
Buffalo Gap, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle49%78°50°
- SundayMay 17Rain61%58°46°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain96%46°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast39%63°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast15%74°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast36%68°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast26%76°49°
Buffalo Gap, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Buffalo Gap, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).