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Orland Colony, South Dakota

Community in McCook County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Orland Colony

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Sioux Falls (SD), 31 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Ozone16Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Orland Colony

0.30 in in the last 24 hours, 0.43 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.30in
Last 3 days
0.43in

Visibility

How far you can see at Orland Colony, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Orland Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

MadisonMDS

At an airfield/14.6 mi away/1,709 ft/32 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank655of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Salem 5NESLMS2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.9 mi away/1,585 ft/156 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank764of 806

Station report

The weather at Madison, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.6 mi from Orland Colony, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,300 ft, broken at 3,000 ft, overcast at 3,400 ft; the ceiling is 2,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Madison, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, the ceiling at 2,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDSFIG. A THE SKY OVER MADISONSECTION, 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 3,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMadison, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MDSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MDS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 28 mph, gusting 37 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Madison, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 28 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 MDSFIG. C THE WIND AT MADISONPLAN, 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, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 37 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMadison, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MDS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,709 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.12 inHg and the temperature at 52.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.32 inHg means its barometer reads 28.49 inHg; it reports 41.0 F, 11.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Madison stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,709 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.12 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.32 and the station pressure it means, 28.49.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDSFIG. D WHERE MADISON 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 ATMOSPHEREMADISON6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,709 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 HERE28.12 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.32 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.49 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED41.0 FTITLEMadison, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MDS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Madison, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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