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La Plant, South Dakota

Community in Dewey County, South Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at La Plant

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at La Plant, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest La Plant, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SD RWIS RidgeviewSD060

Beside a road/8.3 mi away/2,375 ft/415 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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MobridgeMBG

At an airfield/29.8 mi away/1,690 ft/270 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank451of 817

measured daily2 instruments

Agar 15.1 WNWSD-SL-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/21.8 mi away/1,855 ft/105 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Timber LakeTLKS2

At a cooperative observer's station/28.6 mi away/2,149 ft/189 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank681of 817

Station report

The weather at Mobridge, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.8 mi from La Plant, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:52 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 Mobridge, 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 MBGFIG. A THE SKY OVER MOBRIDGESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMobridge, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MBGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MBG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mobridge: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MBGFIG. B THE AIR AT MOBRIDGETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.6 FTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 16.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLEMobridge, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MBGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MBG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 46 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mobridge, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MBGFIG. C THE WIND AT MOBRIDGEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMobridge, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MBGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MBG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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