Weather in Smithwick, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smithwick, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
45%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Smithwick, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
67°
9p
62°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
46°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
50°
7a
57°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
78°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
Smithwick, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle40%78°49°
- SundayMay 17Rain42%61°46°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle97%45°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast38%62°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast15%74°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle30%67°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast21%76°50°
Smithwick, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Smithwick, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
238° · backing 158°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Smithwick, SD
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 106.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Smithwick, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Smithwick, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:31 AM
- Moonset
- 2:48 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Smithwick, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Smithwick at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 6 (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).