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Millerdale Colony, South Dakota

Community in Hand County, South Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Millerdale Colony

None in the last 24 hours; 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Millerdale Colony, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Millerdale Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Huron RAWSRHUS2

A remote fire weather station/20.2 mi away/1,900 ft/35 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank133of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Miller 10.3 SWSD-HD-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/1,938 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Sd RWIS Ree Heights, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.8 mi from Millerdale Colony, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:49 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 46 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sd RWIS Ree Heights: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 46 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SD607FIG. B THE AIR AT SD RWIS REE HEIGHTSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.3 FTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 19.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 46 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 Ree Heights, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS SD607TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SD607-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (281 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Sd RWIS Ree Heights, north up: blowing from 281 degrees, the west, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SD607FIG. C THE WIND AT SD RWIS REE HEIGHTSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 281°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESd RWIS Ree Heights, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS SD607TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SD607-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,699 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.13 inHg and the temperature at 52.9 F; it reports 48.2 F, 4.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Sd RWIS Ree Heights stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,699 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.13 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SD607FIG. D WHERE SD RWIS REE HEIGHTS 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 REE HEIGHTS6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,699 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 HERE28.13 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED48.2 FTITLESd RWIS Ree Heights, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS SD607TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SD607-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

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

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