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Raymond, South Dakota

Town in Clark County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Raymond

Index 31, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Watertown (SD), 40 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)25Good-
  • Ozone14Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)31Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Raymond

None in the last 24 hours; 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Raymond, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Raymond, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Redfield1D8

At an airfield/29.1 mi away/1,302 ft/156 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank115of 817

measured daily2 instruments

DolandDOLS2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.0 mi away/1,348 ft/110 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank20of 817

Raymond 9.1 NSD-CK-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.0 mi away/1,563 ft/105 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank791of 817

Station report

The weather at Redfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.1 mi from Raymond, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:30 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Redfield, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERedfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1D8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-1D8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.4 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Redfield: temperature 37.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 75 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; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.6 FTEMPERATURE 37.4 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-1D8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Redfield, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERedfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1D8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Doland (DOLS2), 8.0 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Raymond

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

Near Raymond

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