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Weather in Nisland, South Dakota

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

Nisland, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
27%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Nisland, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
58°
10p
54°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
47°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
75°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
L 46°H 76°
Nisland, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    20%
    76°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    49%
    64°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    84%
    52°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    51%
    65°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    76°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    65°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    16%
    74°46°
Nisland, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
121° · backing 149°
Direction
ESE
121°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 14
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 14 · pk 42 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Nisland, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
905.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.75 inHg
Now
905.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-6.4
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 902914
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nisland, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
3.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Nisland, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nisland, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
2:56 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Nisland, 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 →

Nisland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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).

ZIP codes in Nisland

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.