Blumengard Colony, South Dakota Weather
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Blumengard Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 12:30 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Light Rain later57%0.31″59°53°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast——57°46°-2°
- WednesdaySep 23Drizzle41%—67°53°+10°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Drizzle39%—69°60°+2°
- FridaySep 25Light Drizzle20%0.05″63°58°-6°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast20%—76°57°+13°
- SundaySep 27Partly Cloudy25%—73°49°-3°
Air quality now AQI 27 · Good
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 6 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.0 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 6 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 6h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 5:27 PM
- Moonset
- 1:40 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Blumengard Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 56°F (high 59°F, low 53°F), 2°F below the 58°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: May 10 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 23 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
15-Day Forecast — Blumengard Colony
- Mon59°53°57%
- Tue57°46°3%
- Wed67°53°41%
- Thu69°60°39%
- Fri63°58°20%
- Sat76°57°20%
- Sun73°49°25%
- Mon77°59°35%
- Tue73°50°29%
- Wed76°51°13%
- Thu74°60°16%
- Fri82°59°15%
- Sat78°58°16%
- Sun74°51°10%
- Mon65°45°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically September 28) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Blumengard Colony
Blumengard Colony sits in Faulk County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 39m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 44m — a swing of +6h 55m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Sioux Falls, the state’s largest city, lies about 168 miles to the SE. The nearest town Blumengard Colony tracks is Shamrock Colony, roughly 73 miles to the SE.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | garlic (overwinter) | peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| October | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
The year in Blumengard Colony tops out in July (~72°F) and dips lowest in January (~14°F), with June wettest at 3.6 inches and December driest at 0.6 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14° | 0.7″ | 6 |
| February | 18° | 0.8″ | 5 |
| March | 30° | 1.0″ | 5 |
| April | 44° | 2.0″ | 8 |
| May | 56° | 3.2″ | 11 |
| June | 66° | 3.6″ | 12 |
| July | 72° | 2.7″ | 9 |
| August | 70° | 2.7″ | 8 |
| September | 61° | 2.0″ | 8 |
| October | 46° | 1.9″ | 7 |
| November | 32° | 0.8″ | 5 |
| December | 19° | 0.6″ | 5 |
Regional context
Similar climates Thunderbird Colony, SD, Brentwood Colony, SD, Evergreen Colony, SD
Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Blumengard Colony's January averages 14°F and July 72°F — 57°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 22 inches over some 88 days.
Precipitation in Blumengard Colony runs summer-dominant: June averages 3.6 inches across 11.7 days of warm-season storms, while December drops to 0.6 inches over 4.9 rainy days of drier cool air. Blumengard Colony shares that warm-season-wet pattern with places like Thunderbird Colony, SD, Brentwood Colony, SD and Evergreen Colony, SD.
The cool-season window in Blumengard Colony starts at May 10, when nights stop freezing — think kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Warm-soil crops in Blumengard Colony wait about two weeks past Blumengard Colony's last frost, once the soil warms. Around September 28, freezing nights resume in Blumengard Colony and tender crops must come in. In about half of years, Blumengard Colony's last freeze comes after May 10.
Similar climates: Thunderbird Colony, SD, Brentwood Colony, SD, Evergreen Colony, SD, Cresbard, SD, Pembrook Colony, SD.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Blumengard Colony?
- Frost typically leaves Blumengard Colony by May 10 and returns to Blumengard Colony near September 28.
- What is the rainy season in Blumengard Colony?
- June is the wettest month in Blumengard Colony, about 3.6 inches on average; the year totals roughly 22 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Blumengard Colony?
- The warmest stretch in Blumengard Colony comes in July, around 72°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Blumengard Colony?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Blumengard Colony, about 14°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Blumengard Colony?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at May 10 in Blumengard Colony; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Blumengard Colony get?
- Expect roughly 88 wet days a year in Blumengard Colony.
- What hardiness zone is Blumengard Colony?
- Blumengard Colony's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 14°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Blumengard Colony?
- Blumengard Colony's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Blumengard Colony?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Blumengard Colony in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Blumengard Colony?
- Current conditions for Blumengard Colony and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Blumengard Colony forecast updated?
- The Blumengard Colony forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Blumengard Colony?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Blumengard Colony are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Blumengard Colony?
- The next few days in Blumengard Colony's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Blumengard Colony sits at 45.2°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Blumengard Colony
- 57438