Weather in Poinsett Colony, South Dakota
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Poinsett Colony, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
39%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Poinsett Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
63°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
69°
9p
64°
10p
Poinsett Colony, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—75°44°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain62%69°51°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain68%54°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle68%47°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast20%65°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%65°52°
Poinsett Colony, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Poinsett Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
054° · veering 63°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Poinsett Colony, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Poinsett Colony, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Poinsett Colony, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 2:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Poinsett Colony, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Poinsett Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (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).