Dell Rapids, SD Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Dell Rapids, a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

Today

66°F

Patchy Fog then Cloudy

Patchy fog before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 66. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

7-day forecast for Dell Rapids

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Today	66°F	Patchy Fog then Cloudy	10 mph NNE	9%
Tonight	54°F	Cloudy	10 mph NNE	5%
Sunday	66°F	Mostly Cloudy	10 to 15 mph NE	7%
Sunday Night	50°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 to 15 mph ENE	43%
Monday	61°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 mph ENE	43%
Monday Night	45°F	Mostly Cloudy	5 to 10 mph E	13%
Tuesday	63°F	Partly Sunny	5 to 10 mph ESE	5%
Tuesday Night	44°F	Partly Cloudy	5 to 10 mph SE	2%
Wednesday	66°F	Mostly Sunny	5 to 15 mph SSE	7%
Wednesday Night	50°F	Chance Rain Showers	5 to 10 mph SSE	32%
Thursday	68°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 to 15 mph SSE	32%
Thursday Night	52°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	5 to 10 mph SE	17%
Friday	71°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	5 to 15 mph SE	17%
Friday Night	53°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	10 mph SSE	20%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Dell Rapids (43.825, -96.715). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Dell Rapids

Last spring frost

May 1

First fall frost

Oct 4

Growing season

155 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Dell Rapids: nearby ZIP 57022 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · South Dakota frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Sioux Falls 14 Nne, Sd (10.2 mi from Dell Rapids). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.