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Irene, South Dakota

City in Turner County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Irene

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Vermillion (SD), 24 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone20Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Irene

0.27 in in the last 24 hours, 0.78 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.27in
Last 3 days
0.78in

Visibility

How far you can see at Irene, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Irene, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

YanktonYKN

At an airfield/16.3 mi away/1,278 ft/118 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank283of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Irene 8.1 WSD-YN-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.2 mi away/1,413 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CentervilleCENS2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.1 mi away/1,276 ft/120 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank661of 806

Station report

The weather at Yankton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.3 mi from Irene, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:11 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,900 ft; the ceiling is 2,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Yankton, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,900 feet, the ceiling at 2,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT YKNFIG. A THE SKY OVER YANKTONSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 2,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEYankton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS YKNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-YKN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Yankton: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT YKNFIG. B THE AIR AT YANKTONTHE 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 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,900 FTTEMPERATURE 42.8 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEYankton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS YKNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-YKN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 23 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Yankton, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 23 miles an hour, gusting 31; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT YKNFIG. C THE WIND AT YANKTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEYankton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS YKNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-YKN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Yankton, 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 Irene

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

Near Irene

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