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Fordham Colony, South Dakota

Community in Clark County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Fordham Colony

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Watertown (SD), 39 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good-
  • Ozone17Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)15Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fordham Colony

0.15 in in the last 24 hours, 0.18 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.15in
Last 3 days
0.18in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fordham Colony, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fordham Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Desmet6E5

At an airfield/28.8 mi away/1,726 ft/250 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank105of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Carpenter 0.0 NSD-CK-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.0 mi away/1,454 ft/22 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Clark No2CAKS2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.2 mi away/1,801 ft/325 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank140of 806

Station report

The weather at Desmet, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 28.8 mi from Fordham Colony, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Desmet, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 6E5FIG. A THE SKY OVER DESMETSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDesmet, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 6E5TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6E5-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Desmet: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 6E5FIG. B THE AIR AT DESMETTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 44.6 F, 44.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEDesmet, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 6E5TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6E5-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 22 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Desmet, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 22 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 6E5FIG. C THE WIND AT DESMETPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDesmet, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 6E5TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6E5-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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Near Fordham Colony

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