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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
L 48°H 73°
Whitewood, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    73°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    44%
    58°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    94%
    44°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    79%
    61°30°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    25%
    72°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    60°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    70°48°
Whitewood, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 15 · pk 41
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 25 mph with gusts pulsing to 41 — flags snap, branches bend.
Whitewood, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
881.2
+1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 26.02 inHg
Now
881.2
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 878889
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Whitewood

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.