Weather in Spearfish, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spearfish, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
30%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Spearfish, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
60°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
Spearfish, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle28%73°43°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain40%56°43°
- MondayMay 18Snow95%41°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast82%60°29°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast26%71°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle42%58°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast26%70°45°
Spearfish, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Spearfish, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
133° · backing 62°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
43
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 16
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
Spearfish, SD
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Spearfish, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:54 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Spearfish, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:28 AM
- Moonset
- 2:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Spearfish, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Spearfish at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (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).