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Weather in Keystone, South Dakota

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

Keystone, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
27%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Keystone, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
7p
69°
8p
62°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
49°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
75°
1p
75°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
72°
6p
L 49°H 75°
Keystone, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    40%
    74°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    63%
    59°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    92%
    45°27°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    51%
    56°25°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    26%
    67°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    63°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    27%
    70°43°
Keystone, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
087° · veering 132°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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 8 · pk 30 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 132° from the e.
Keystone, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
854.0
+1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 25.22 inHg
Now
854.0
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-6.1
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 850861
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Keystone, SD
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.5 μg/m³
PM 10
1.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Keystone, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:54 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Keystone, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 AM
Moonset
2:52 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Keystone, 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 →

Keystone at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 Keystone

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.