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Weather in Colonial Pine Hills, South Dakota

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

Colonial Pine Hills, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
58
°
Rain
Feels like
51°
Humidity
66%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Colonial Pine Hills, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
72°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
72°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
L 49°H 76°
Colonial Pine Hills, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    75°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    39%
    57°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    87%
    44°31°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    60%
    59°27°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    27%
    70°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    46%
    63°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    24%
    69°44°
Colonial Pine Hills, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · backing 24°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
avg 10 · pk 31 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Colonial Pine Hills, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
866.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.58 inHg
Now
866.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 863874
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Colonial Pine Hills, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.4 μg/m³
PM 10
4.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Colonial Pine Hills, 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 48m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colonial Pine Hills, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
2:52 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Colonial Pine Hills, 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 →

Colonial Pine Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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).

ZIP codes in Colonial Pine Hills

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.