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Alpena, South Dakota

Town in Jerauld County, South Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Alpena

0.22 in in the last 24 hours, 0.41 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.22in
Last 3 days
0.41in

Visibility

How far you can see at Alpena, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Alpena, South DakotaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Alpena, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

HuronHON

At an airfield/15.7 mi away/1,261 ft/63 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank136of 806

Huron RAWSRHUS2

A remote fire weather station/20.3 mi away/1,900 ft/576 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank133of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Huron-26MI.SwWSPS2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/1,644 ft/320 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank452of 806

Station report

The weather at Huron, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.7 mi from Alpena, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Huron, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HONFIG. A THE SKY OVER HURONSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 2,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHuron, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HONTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HON-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Huron: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HONFIG. B THE AIR AT HURONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEHuron, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HONTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HON-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 29 mph, gusting 41 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 49 mph.

Plan of the wind at Huron, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 29 miles an hour, gusting 41; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HONFIG. C THE WIND AT HURONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 41 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHuron, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HONTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HON-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Huron, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Huron-26MI.Sw (WSPS2), 12.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Alpena

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Alpena

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