Weather in Colman, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colman, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
25%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Colman, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
62°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
50°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
72°
9a
78°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
73°
9p
68°
10p
Colman, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°48°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle50%73°56°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle65%58°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle64%50°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%63°53°
Colman, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Colman, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
055° · veering 78°
Direction
NE
055°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 12
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
Colman, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Colman, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colman, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:00 AM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Colman, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Colman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (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).