Weather in Platte Colony, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Platte Colony, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
64
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
34%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Platte Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
52°
7a
59°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
70°
9p
65°
10p
Platte Colony, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%81°48°
- SundayMay 17Rain49%73°50°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain77%49°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast63%57°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—70°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle12%66°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast20%75°48°
Platte Colony, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Platte Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
060° · veering 67°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Platte Colony, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Platte Colony, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Platte Colony, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:12 AM
- Moonset
- 2:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Platte Colony, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Platte Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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).