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Ardmore, South Dakota

Community in Fall River County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Ardmore

Index 37, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Wind Cave (SD), 38 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-
  • Ozone37Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ardmore

0.44 in in the last 24 hours, 0.67 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.44in
Last 3 days
0.67in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ardmore, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ardmore, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Ardmore 1.3 SSWSD-FR-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/3,578 ft/19 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

EdgemontEMTS2

At a cooperative observer's station/21.7 mi away/3,484 ft/75 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank59of 806

Station report

The weather at Sheps Canyon RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 20.8 mi from Ardmore, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:16 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 21.1 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sheps Canyon RAWS: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 21.1, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDSS2FIG. B THE AIR AT SHEPS CANYON RAWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 4,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 16.9 FTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 21.1 FSPREAD 20.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 POINTTITLESheps Canyon RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP SDSS2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SDSS2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (231 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Sheps Canyon RAWS, north up: blowing from 231 degrees, the southwest, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDSS2FIG. C THE WIND AT SHEPS CANYON RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 231°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESheps Canyon RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP SDSS2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SDSS2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,322 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.50 inHg and the temperature at 47.2 F; it reports 42.0 F, 5.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Sheps Canyon RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,322 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.50 inches of mercury, and temperature, 47.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDSS2FIG. D WHERE SHEPS CANYON RAWS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESHEPS CANYON RAWS11 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,322 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE26.50 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE47.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.0 FTITLESheps Canyon RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SDSS2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SDSS2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Sheps Canyon RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Edgemont (EMTS2), 21.7 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 Ardmore

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

Near Ardmore

River and lake gauges