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Lebanon, South Dakota

Town in Potter County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Lebanon

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Pierre (SD), 55 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 Lebanon

None in the last 24 hours; 0.38 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.38in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lebanon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Gettysburg0D8

At an airfield/10.6 mi away/2,060 ft/108 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank453of 806

Blunt 6ENEBLNS2

At a river or reservoir gauge/35.9 mi away/1,722 ft/230 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Gettysburg 0.4 NNWSD-PT-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.9 mi away/2,070 ft/118 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BowdleBWDS2

At a cooperative observer's station/26.4 mi away/1,969 ft/17 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Gettysburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.6 mi from Lebanon, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,300 ft, broken at 2,700 ft, overcast at 3,400 ft; the ceiling is 2,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Gettysburg, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, the ceiling at 2,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0D8FIG. A THE SKY OVER GETTYSBURGSECTION, 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 3,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGettysburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 0D8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0D8-1DRAWN 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 35.6 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Gettysburg: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0D8FIG. B THE AIR AT GETTYSBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEGettysburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0D8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0D8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 22 mph, gusting 32 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 46 mph.

Plan of the wind at Gettysburg, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 22 miles an hour, gusting 32; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0D8FIG. C THE WIND AT GETTYSBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGettysburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0D8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0D8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Gettysburg, 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 Lebanon

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

Near Lebanon

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