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White River, South Dakota

City in Mellette County, South Dakota

Air quality

The air at White River

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Pierre (SD), 60 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at White River

0.29 in in the last 24 hours, 0.31 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
0.31in

Visibility

How far you can see at White River, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest White River, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

RosebudSUO

At an airfield/22.3 mi away/2,700 ft/574 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank117of 806

Pierre 24S94085

At a climate reference station/36.7 mi away/2,123 ft/3 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank511of 806

measured daily2 instruments

Mission 11.2 NNWSD-TD-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.7 mi away/2,382 ft/256 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WoodWUDS2

At a cooperative observer's station/14.1 mi away/2,178 ft/52 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rosebud, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.3 mi from White River, South Dakota. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,500 ft, broken at 3,300 ft, overcast at 4,200 ft; the ceiling is 3,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rosebud, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, the ceiling at 3,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUOFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROSEBUDSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERosebud, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SUOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SUO-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 33.8 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; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Rosebud: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUOFIG. B THE AIR AT ROSEBUDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 33.8 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 POINTTITLERosebud, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SUOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SUO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rosebud, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUOFIG. C THE WIND AT ROSEBUDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERosebud, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SUOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SUO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rosebud, 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 White River

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