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New Witten, South Dakota

Town in Tripp County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at New Witten

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Pierre (SD), 65 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at New Witten

0.17 in in the last 24 hours, 0.22 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.17in
Last 3 days
0.22in

Visibility

How far you can see at New Witten, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest New Witten, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

SD RWIS WittenSD081

Beside a road/3.7 mi away/2,119 ft/143 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

WinnerICR

At an airfield/12.6 mi away/2,008 ft/32 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank15of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Winner 3.0 WNWSD-TP-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.1 mi away/1,989 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WinnerWINS2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.5 mi away/1,942 ft/34 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Winner, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.6 mi from New Witten, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,700 ft; the ceiling is 2,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Winner, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, the ceiling at 2,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ICRFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINNERSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWinner, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ICRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ICR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

43.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Winner: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ICRFIG. B THE AIR AT WINNERTHE 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 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEWinner, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ICRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ICR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 29 mph, gusting 45 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 47 mph.

Plan of the wind at Winner, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 29 miles an hour, gusting 45; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ICRFIG. C THE WIND AT WINNERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 45 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinner, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ICRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ICR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Winner (WINS2), 11.5 miles from here, read 12 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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Near New Witten

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

Near New Witten

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