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Plainview Colony, South Dakota

Community in Edmunds County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Plainview Colony

Index 6, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Aberdeen (SD), 26 miles off.

6Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Plainview Colony

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.22 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.22in

Visibility

How far you can see at Plainview Colony, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Plainview Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Aberdeen 35WNWABNS2

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.8 mi away/1,939 ft/363 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank297of 806

AberdeenABR

At an airfield/29.8 mi away/1,296 ft/280 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank473of 806

measured daily2 instruments

IpswitchIPSS2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/1,549 ft/27 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Leola 0.2 SSD-MP-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.1 mi away/1,589 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Aberdeen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.8 mi from Plainview Colony, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft.

Section of the sky over Aberdeen, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABRFIG. A THE SKY OVER ABERDEENSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTTITLEAberdeen, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ABRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

38.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 85 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Aberdeen: temperature 38.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 85 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABRFIG. B THE AIR AT ABERDEENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.1 FTEMPERATURE 38.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 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 POINTTITLEAberdeen, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 55 mph.

Plan of the wind at Aberdeen, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 17 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABRFIG. C THE WIND AT ABERDEENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAberdeen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Aberdeen, 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 Plainview Colony

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

Near Plainview Colony

River and lake gauges