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Martin, South Dakota

City in Bennett County, South Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Martin

0.26 in in the last 24 hours, 0.36 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.26in
Last 3 days
0.36in

Visibility

How far you can see at Martin, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 6 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Martin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Porcupine RAWSPRGS2

A remote fire weather station/28.2 mi away/3,642 ft/326 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank133of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Martin 0.9 WSD-BN-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/3,320 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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MartinMRTS2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/3,278 ft/38 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Sd RWIS Batesland, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 26.1 mi from Martin, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:22 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

39.7 F with a dew point of 28.2 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sd RWIS Batesland: temperature 39.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.2, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SD505FIG. B THE AIR AT SD RWIS BATESLANDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.7 FTEMPERATURE 39.7 FDEW POINT 28.2 FSPREAD 11.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLESd RWIS Batesland, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS SD505TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SD505-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 34 mph.

Plan of the wind at Sd RWIS Batesland, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SD505FIG. C THE WIND AT SD RWIS BATESLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESd RWIS Batesland, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS SD505TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SD505-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,435 ft above sea level, 12 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.39 inHg and the temperature at 46.8 F; it reports 39.7 F, 7.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Sd RWIS Batesland stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,435 feet above sea level with 12 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.39 inches of mercury, and temperature, 46.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SD505FIG. D WHERE SD RWIS BATESLAND STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESD RWIS BATESLAND12 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,435 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE26.39 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE46.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.7 FTITLESd RWIS Batesland, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS SD505TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SD505-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Sd RWIS Batesland, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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