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Ferney, South Dakota

Community in Brown County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Ferney

Index 5, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Aberdeen (SD), 21 miles off.

5Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ferney

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.17 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.17in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ferney, 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 now4 instruments

AberdeenABR

At an airfield/17.7 mi away/1,296 ft/7 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank473of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Groton 1.4 WSWSD-BR-62

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.8 mi away/1,305 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Andover No. 2ANVS2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.8 mi away/1,473 ft/170 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank673of 806

Station report

The weather at Aberdeen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.7 mi from Ferney, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft.

Section of the sky over Aberdeen, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABRFIG. A THE SKY OVER ABERDEENSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTTITLEAberdeen, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ABRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

36.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 85 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Aberdeen: temperature 36.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 85 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABRFIG. B THE AIR AT ABERDEENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.1 FTEMPERATURE 36.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 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 POINTTITLEAberdeen, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 55 mph.

Plan of the wind at Aberdeen, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABRFIG. C THE WIND AT ABERDEENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAberdeen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Andover No. 2 (ANVS2), 10.8 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 12:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Ferney

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

Near Ferney

River and lake gauges