Weather in Blumengard Colony, South Dakota
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Blumengard Colony, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
55
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
39%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Blumengard Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
68°
9p
62°
10p
Blumengard Colony, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—74°42°
- SundayMay 17Rain50%68°48°
- MondayMay 18Rain86%51°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle86%53°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast12%69°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle17%63°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast23%74°46°
Blumengard Colony, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Blumengard Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 121°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Blumengard Colony, SD
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Blumengard Colony, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blumengard Colony, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:04 AM
- Moonset
- 2:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Blumengard Colony, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Blumengard Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (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).