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Weather in Pine Ridge, South Dakota

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

Pine Ridge, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
34%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Pine Ridge, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
66°
9p
59°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
62°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
L 42°H 80°
Pine Ridge, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    38%
    81°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    38%
    61°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    97%
    47°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    50%
    61°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    74°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    69°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    75°47°
Pine Ridge, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
114° · veering 75°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 13
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 13 · pk 33 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 75° from the ese.
Pine Ridge, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
892.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.36 inHg
Now
892.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 890900
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pine Ridge, SD
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
2.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pine Ridge, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:54 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pine Ridge, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 AM
Moonset
2:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pine Ridge, 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 →

Pine Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 Pine Ridge

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.