Weather in Newell, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newell, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
30%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Newell, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
63°
9p
57°
10p
53°
11p
50°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
47°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
Newell, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle18%75°42°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain51%61°47°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle81%45°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast45%64°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—76°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle22%65°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast13%74°47°
Newell, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Newell, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
120° · backing 176°
Direction
ESE
120°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Newell, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Newell, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Newell, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:25 AM
- Moonset
- 2:55 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Newell, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Newell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 14 (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).