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
Nisland, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast20%76°42°
- SundayMay 17Rain49%64°46°
- MondayMay 18Rain84%52°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast51%65°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—76°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle26%65°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast16%74°46°
Nisland, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Nisland, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).