Weather in Whitewood, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whitewood, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
32%
Wind
25 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Whitewood, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
49°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
Whitewood, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle22%73°44°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain44%58°45°
- MondayMay 18Snow94%44°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast79%61°30°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast25%72°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle38%60°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast26%70°48°
Whitewood, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Whitewood, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
149° · backing 96°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
25
mph
Gust
41
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 15
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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
Whitewood, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Whitewood, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:53 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitewood, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:27 AM
- Moonset
- 2:55 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Whitewood, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Whitewood 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).