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Highmore, South Dakota

City in Hyde County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Highmore

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Pierre (SD), 43 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Highmore

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

How far you can see at Highmore, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Highmore, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Blunt 6ENEBLNS2

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.1 mi away/1,722 ft/179 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

Onida98D

At an airfield/35.0 mi away/1,870 ft/31 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank700of 806

measured daily2 instruments

HighmoreHMRS2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/1,900 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank97of 806

Highmore 7.2 ESESD-HY-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.2 mi away/1,930 ft/29 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Onida, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 35.0 mi from Highmore, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,300 ft, broken at 2,800 ft, overcast at 3,700 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Onida, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,700 feet, the ceiling at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 98DFIG. A THE SKY OVER ONIDASECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOnida, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 98DTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-98D-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 41.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Onida: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 98DFIG. B THE AIR AT ONIDATHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 41.0 F, 41.0 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 POINTTITLEOnida, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 98DTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-98D-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 22 mph, gusting 36 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 46 mph.

Plan of the wind at Onida, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 22 miles an hour, gusting 36; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 98DFIG. C THE WIND AT ONIDAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 36 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOnida, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 98DTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-98D-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Onida, 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 Highmore

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Near Highmore

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