Weather in Vale, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vale, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
59°
Humidity
26%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Vale, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
60°
10p
56°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
50°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
76°
5p
77°
6p
Vale, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle19%77°42°
- SundayMay 17Rain46%65°47°
- MondayMay 18Rain86%52°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast47%64°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—75°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast24%65°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%75°47°
Vale, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Vale, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
118° · backing 149°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
37
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
Vale, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Vale, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vale, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:25 AM
- Moonset
- 2:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Vale, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Vale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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).