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Broadland, South Dakota

Town in Beadle County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Broadland

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Watertown (SD), 66 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-
  • Ozone14Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Broadland

0.18 in in the last 24 hours, 0.27 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.18in
Last 3 days
0.27in

Visibility

How far you can see at Broadland, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Broadland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SD RWIS WolseySD082

Beside a road/7.8 mi away/1,358 ft/54 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

HuronHON

At an airfield/9.5 mi away/1,261 ft/43 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank136of 806

Huron RAWSRHUS2

A remote fire weather station/27.2 mi away/1,900 ft/596 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank133of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Huron 6.8 NNESD-BD-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.0 mi away/1,313 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank746of 806

Wessington 2 SEWTNS2

At a cooperative observer's station/16.9 mi away/1,427 ft/123 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Huron, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.5 mi from Broadland, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,500 ft, broken at 4,100 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Huron, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,100 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,100 FTVISIBILITY, 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

46.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Huron: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 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 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 (350 degrees) at 24 mph, gusting 38 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 49 mph.

Plan of the wind at Huron, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 24 miles an hour, gusting 38; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh 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 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 38 MPH8GALE399STRONG 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

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Snow on the ground

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