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Weather in Collins Colony, South Dakota

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Collins Colony, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
32%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Collins Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
69°
9p
65°
10p
L 51°H 81°
Collins Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    76°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    54%
    71°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    65%
    51°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    49°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    30%
    66°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    68°51°
Collins Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
065° · veering 23°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 13
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
avg 13 · pk 43 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Collins Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.95 inHg
Now
946.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943952
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Collins Colony, SD
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.5 μg/m³
PM 10
3.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Collins Colony, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Collins Colony, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
2:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Collins Colony, 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 →

Collins Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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 Collins Colony

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.