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Swift Bird, South Dakota

Community in Dewey County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at Swift Bird

Index 16, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 AM from its reporting area, Pierre (SD), 48 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 6 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Swift Bird

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Swift Bird, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Swift Bird, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Gettysburg0D8

At an airfield/20.5 mi away/2,060 ft/211 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank453of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Agar 15.1 WNWSD-SL-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.4 mi away/1,855 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Pierre-27MI.NeODAS2

At a cooperative observer's station/24.8 mi away/1,837 ft/12 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Gettysburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.5 mi from Swift Bird, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:15 AM 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 Gettysburg, 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 0D8FIG. A THE SKY OVER GETTYSBURGSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEGettysburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 0D8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0D8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 56 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Gettysburg: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 56 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0D8FIG. B THE AIR AT GETTYSBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.4 FTEMPERATURE 42.8 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 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 POINTTITLEGettysburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0D8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0D8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 15 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 46 mph.

Plan of the wind at Gettysburg, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 15; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0D8FIG. C THE WIND AT GETTYSBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGettysburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0D8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0D8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Pierre-27MI.Ne (ODAS2), 24.8 miles from here, read 11 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Swift Bird

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

Near Swift Bird

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