Weather in Thunderbird Colony, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thunderbird Colony, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
47%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Thunderbird Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
56°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
69°
8p
64°
9p
59°
10p
Thunderbird Colony, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—72°41°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain51%67°46°
- MondayMay 18Rain87%50°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle87%53°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%69°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle16%63°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%73°46°
Thunderbird Colony, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Thunderbird Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
067° · veering 142°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 9
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
Thunderbird Colony, SD
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Thunderbird Colony, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thunderbird Colony, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 2:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Thunderbird Colony, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Thunderbird Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (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).