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Sunset Colony, South Dakota

Community in Marshall County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Sunset Colony

Index 9, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Aberdeen (SD), 38 miles off.

9Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sunset Colony

0.29 in in the last 24 hours, 0.32 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.29in
Last 3 days
0.32in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sunset Colony, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sunset Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

BrittonBTN

At an airfield/6.9 mi away/1,305 ft/10 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank697of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Britton 0.4 NWSD-MR-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.3 mi away/1,371 ft/56 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BrittonBRIS2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/1,339 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank25of 806

Station report

The weather at Britton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.9 mi from Sunset Colony, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:30 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,700 ft; the ceiling is 2,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Britton, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, the ceiling at 2,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTNFIG. A THE SKY OVER BRITTONSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 2,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBritton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BTNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BTN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Britton: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTNFIG. B THE AIR AT BRITTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEBritton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BTNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BTN-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 16 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Britton, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 31; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTNFIG. C THE WIND AT BRITTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBritton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BTNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BTN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Britton (BRIS2), 6.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Sunset Colony

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

Near Sunset Colony

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