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Mission, South Dakota

City in Todd County, South Dakota

Precipitation

What has fallen at Mission

0.23 in in the last 24 hours, 0.30 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.23in
Last 3 days
0.30in

Visibility

How far you can see at Mission, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mission, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

RosebudSUO

At an airfield/10.4 mi away/2,700 ft/119 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank117of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Mission 0.4 SSWSD-TD-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/2,572 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mission 14SMSNS2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.9 mi away/2,769 ft/188 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank677of 806

Station report

The weather at Rosebud, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.4 mi from Mission, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rosebud, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUOFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROSEBUDSECTION, 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 3,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERosebud, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SUOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SUO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Rosebud: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUOFIG. B THE AIR AT ROSEBUDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE 42.8 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLERosebud, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SUOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SUO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 33 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rosebud, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 33; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUOFIG. C THE WIND AT ROSEBUDPLAN, 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, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 33 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERosebud, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SUOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SUO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Mission 14S (MSNS2), 13.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Mission

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

Near Mission

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