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Rolland Colony, South Dakota

Community in Brookings County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Rolland Colony

Index 30, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Brookings (SD), 11 miles off.

30Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)30Good10.8 mi
  • Ozone17Good17 ppb10.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)23Good10.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rolland Colony

0.15 in in the last 24 hours, 0.17 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.15in
Last 3 days
0.17in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rolland Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

BrookingsBKX

At an airfield/11.4 mi away/1,609 ft/143 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank106of 806

SD RWIS WardSD077

Beside a road/15.6 mi away/1,654 ft/98 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Elkton 4.6 NNWSD-BK-53

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/1,718 ft/34 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BrookingsBROS2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.8 mi away/1,650 ft/102 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank736of 806

Station report

The weather at Brookings, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.4 mi from Rolland Colony, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,700 ft; the ceiling is 1,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Brookings, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, the ceiling at 1,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKXFIG. A THE SKY OVER BROOKINGSSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBrookings, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BKXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Brookings: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 86 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKXFIG. B THE AIR AT BROOKINGSTHE 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 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,700 FTTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEBrookings, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 23 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Brookings, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 23 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKXFIG. C THE WIND AT BROOKINGSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBrookings, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Brookings (BROS2), 8.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Rolland Colony

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

Near Rolland Colony

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