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Beresford, South Dakota

City in Union County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Beresford

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Vermillion (SD), 22 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Ozone23Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Beresford

0.28 in in the last 24 hours, 0.77 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.28in
Last 3 days
0.77in

Visibility

How far you can see at Beresford, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Beresford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

VermillionVMR

At an airfield/23.1 mi away/1,145 ft/358 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank415of 806

measured daily2 instruments

CentervilleCENS2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/1,276 ft/227 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank661of 806

Station report

The weather at Vermillion, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.1 mi from Beresford, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,100 ft, broken at 4,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Vermillion, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VMRFIG. A THE SKY OVER VERMILLIONSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEVermillion, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VMRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VMR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Vermillion: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VMRFIG. B THE AIR AT VERMILLIONTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,100 FTTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 10.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 POINTTITLEVermillion, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VMRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VMR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Vermillion, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VMRFIG. C THE WIND AT VERMILLIONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEVermillion, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VMRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VMR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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