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Maxwell Colony, South Dakota

Community in Hutchinson County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Maxwell Colony

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Santee Sioux Reservation (NE), 26 miles off.

19Good
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Maxwell Colony

0.34 in in the last 24 hours, 0.41 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.34in
Last 3 days
0.41in

Visibility

How far you can see at Maxwell Colony, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Maxwell Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

YanktonYKN

At an airfield/22.3 mi away/1,278 ft/83 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank283of 806

measured daily2 instruments

MennoMNOS2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.9 mi away/1,335 ft/140 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank433of 806

Lesterville 6.3 NNESD-YN-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.8 mi away/1,289 ft/94 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Yankton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.3 mi from Maxwell Colony, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:36 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,800 ft, broken at 4,200 ft, broken at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Yankton, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,200 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 5,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,200 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

44.6 F with a dew point of 35.6 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 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Yankton: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 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 2,800 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 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 35.6 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 northwest (320 degrees) at 24 mph, gusting 36 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Yankton, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 24 miles an hour, gusting 36; 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 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 36 MPH8GALE399STRONG 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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Menno (MNOS2), 4.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 18:00. measured daily

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