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Weather in Hot Springs, South Dakota

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

Hot Springs, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
38%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Hot Springs, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
68°
9p
64°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
54°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
47°
6a
53°
7a
64°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
79°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
75°
7p
L 46°H 79°
Hot Springs, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    77°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    55%
    59°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    96%
    50°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    47%
    62°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    17%
    73°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    37%
    65°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    29%
    75°48°
Hot Springs, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · veering 143°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 42 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 143° from the s.
Hot Springs, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
888.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.23 inHg
Now
888.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 886895
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hot Springs, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
2.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hot Springs, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 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.
Hot Springs, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 AM
Moonset
2:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hot Springs, 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 →

Hot Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°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 Hot Springs

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.