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Midland, South Dakota

Town in Haakon County, South Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Midland

None in the last 24 hours; 0.35 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.35in

Visibility

How far you can see at Midland, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Midland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

SD RWIS MidlandSD044

Beside a road/1.1 mi away/2,031 ft/148 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

PhilipPHP

At an airfield/22.1 mi away/2,204 ft/321 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank102of 817

measured daily2 instruments

MidlandMDLS2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/1,877 ft/6 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank422of 817

Midland 1.9 ESD-HK-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/1,932 ft/49 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Philip, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.1 mi from Midland, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:55 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 Philip, 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 PHPFIG. A THE SKY OVER PHILIPSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPhilip, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PHP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

40.0 F with a dew point of 31.0 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.

Chart of the air at Philip: temperature 40.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.0, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHPFIG. B THE AIR AT PHILIPTHE 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 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.0 FTEMPERATURE 40.0 FDEW POINT 31.0 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 POINTTITLEPhilip, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PHP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Philip, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHPFIG. C THE WIND AT PHILIPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPhilip, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PHP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Midland (MDLS2), 0.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 18:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Midland

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

Near Midland

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