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Silver Lake Colony, South Dakota

Community in Clark County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Silver Lake Colony

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Watertown (SD), 24 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-
  • Ozone14Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Silver Lake Colony

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.18 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.18in

Visibility

How far you can see at Silver Lake Colony, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Silver Lake Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

WatertownATY

At an airfield/22.5 mi away/1,725 ft/58 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank123of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Clark 4.0 ESD-CK-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/1,818 ft/35 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Clark No2CAKS2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.4 mi away/1,801 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank140of 806

Station report

The weather at Watertown, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.5 mi from Silver Lake Colony, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,000 ft, broken at 2,400 ft, overcast at 3,900 ft; the ceiling is 2,400 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Watertown, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,900 feet, the ceiling at 2,400 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ATYFIG. A THE SKY OVER WATERTOWNSECTION, 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 3,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEWatertown, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ATYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ATY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Watertown: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ATYFIG. B THE AIR AT WATERTOWNTHE 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 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEWatertown, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ATYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ATY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 32 mph, gusting 46 mph: force 7, a near gale on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 47 mph.

Plan of the wind at Watertown, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 32 miles an hour, gusting 46; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 7, near gale, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ATYFIG. C THE WIND AT WATERTOWNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32NOW, 32 MPH8GALE39GUST, 46 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWatertown, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ATYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ATY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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Near Silver Lake Colony

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