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Orient, South Dakota

Town in Faulk County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Orient

Index 14, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Aberdeen (SD), 49 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Orient

0.27 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.27in
Last 3 days
0.27in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Orient, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

SD RWIS MirandaSD045

Beside a road/5.2 mi away/1,450 ft/155 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Redfield1D8

At an airfield/27.5 mi away/1,302 ft/303 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 806

measured daily2 instruments

OrientONTS2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.3 mi away/1,572 ft/33 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Miranda 0.6 NWSD-FK-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.8 mi away/1,457 ft/148 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Redfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.5 mi from Orient, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,000 ft, broken at 3,600 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Redfield, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1D8FIG. A THE SKY OVER REDFIELDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERedfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1D8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1D8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Redfield: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1D8FIG. B THE AIR AT REDFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 46.4 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLERedfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1D8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1D8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 29 mph, gusting 37 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Redfield, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 29 miles an hour, gusting 37; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1D8FIG. C THE WIND AT REDFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 37 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERedfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1D8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1D8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Orient

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

Near Orient

River and lake gauges