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Davis, South Dakota

Town in Turner County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Davis

Index 23, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Sioux Falls (SD), 25 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good-
  • Ozone20Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Davis

0.34 in in the last 24 hours, 0.79 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.34in
Last 3 days
0.79in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Davis, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.9 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Sioux FallsFSD

At an airfield/24.9 mi away/1,407 ft/157 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank141of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Hurley 0.2 SSD-TR-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/1,290 ft/40 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CentervilleCENS2

At a cooperative observer's station/15.8 mi away/1,276 ft/26 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank661of 806

Station report

The weather at Sioux Falls, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.9 mi from Davis, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,800 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Sioux Falls, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, the ceiling at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSDFIG. A THE SKY OVER SIOUX FALLSSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 2,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESioux Falls, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FSDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Sioux Falls: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSDFIG. B THE AIR AT SIOUX FALLSTHE 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 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLESioux Falls, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 26 mph, gusting 38 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Sioux Falls, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 26 miles an hour, gusting 38; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSDFIG. C THE WIND AT SIOUX FALLSPLAN, 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, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 38 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESioux Falls, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Davis

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

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