Weather in Fordham Colony, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fordham Colony, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
59
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
48°
Humidity
33%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Fordham Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
69°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
69°
9p
63°
10p
Fordham Colony, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—75°45°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain51%71°52°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain69%51°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle69%50°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast26%66°49°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%68°53°
Fordham Colony, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fordham Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
072° · veering 5°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
46
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
Fordham Colony, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fordham 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 53m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fordham Colony, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fordham Colony, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Fordham Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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).