Weather in Columbia, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbia, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
48°
Humidity
37%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Columbia, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
65°
10p
60°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
55°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
Columbia, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—72°43°
- SundayMay 17Rain52%65°47°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain78%50°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle78%50°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—67°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle21%64°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%72°49°
Columbia, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Columbia, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
050° · veering 115°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
Columbia, SD
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbia, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbia, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 2:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Columbia, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Columbia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (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).