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Ideal, South Dakota

Community in Tripp County, South Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ideal

None in the last 24 hours; 0.28 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.28in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ideal, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ideal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WinnerICR

At an airfield/11.2 mi away/2,008 ft/116 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 817

SD RWIS WittenSD081

Beside a road/12.6 mi away/2,119 ft/227 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Pierre 24SPRES2

At a river or reservoir gauge/39.4 mi away/2,110 ft/218 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank260of 817

Pierre 24S94085

At a climate reference station/39.4 mi away/2,123 ft/231 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank505of 817

measured daily2 instruments

Winner 10.2 NNWSD-TP-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/1,932 ft/40 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WinnerWINS2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.2 mi away/1,942 ft/50 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Winner, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.2 mi from Ideal, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Winner, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ICRFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINNERSECTION, 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 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWinner, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ICRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ICR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

40.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Winner: temperature 40.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ICRFIG. B THE AIR AT WINNERTHE 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 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.7 FTEMPERATURE 40.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEWinner, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ICRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ICR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 47 mph.

Plan of the wind at Winner, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, 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 ICRFIG. C THE WIND AT WINNERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinner, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ICRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ICR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Winner (WINS2), 11.2 miles from here, read 12 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Ideal

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

Near Ideal

River and lake gauges