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Gary, South Dakota

City in Deuel County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Gary

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Watertown (SD), 34 miles off.

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

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gary

0.07 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.07in
Last 3 days
0.07in

Visibility

How far you can see at Gary, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Gary, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Precip At Waverly445959096582600

At a river or reservoir gauge/29.1 mi away/1,988 ft/493 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank427of 806

Milbank1D1

At an airfield/30.8 mi away/1,122 ft/373 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank165of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Gary 6.1 SWSD-DL-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/1,692 ft/197 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank469of 806

Station report

The weather at Milbank, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 30.8 mi from Gary, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,600 ft; the ceiling is 1,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Milbank, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, the ceiling at 1,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1D1FIG. A THE SKY OVER MILBANKSECTION, 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 1,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMilbank, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1D1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1D1-1DRAWN 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 1,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Milbank: 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 1,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1D1FIG. B THE AIR AT MILBANKTHE 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 1,600 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 POINTTITLEMilbank, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1D1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1D1-2DRAWN 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 37 mph, gusting 45 mph: force 7, a near gale on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Milbank, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 37 miles an hour, gusting 45; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 7, near gale, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1D1FIG. C THE WIND AT MILBANKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32NOW, 37 MPH8GALE39GUST, 45 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMilbank, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1D1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1D1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Watertown-23MI.Ese (CLKS2), 11.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Gary

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

Near Gary

River and lake gauges