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Huron Colony, South Dakota

Community in Beadle County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Huron Colony

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Watertown (SD), 58 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-
  • Ozone23Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Huron Colony

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.29 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.29in

Visibility

How far you can see at Huron Colony, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Huron Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

HuronHON

At an airfield/12.4 mi away/1,261 ft/9 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank136of 806

Huron RAWSRHUS2

A remote fire weather station/35.8 mi away/1,900 ft/630 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank133of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Huron 6.8 NNESD-BD-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.6 mi away/1,313 ft/43 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank746of 806

DolandDOLS2

At a cooperative observer's station/23.5 mi away/1,348 ft/78 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank18of 806

Station report

The weather at Huron, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.4 mi from Huron Colony, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Huron, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HONFIG. A THE SKY OVER HURONSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 2,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHuron, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HONTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HON-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Huron: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HONFIG. B THE AIR AT HURONTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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 POINTTITLEHuron, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HONTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HON-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 49 mph.

Plan of the wind at Huron, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HONFIG. C THE WIND AT HURONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHuron, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HONTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HON-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Doland (DOLS2), 23.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Huron Colony

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

Near Huron Colony

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