Storm Station
Ashland Heights, South Dakota
57°
Clear· Feels like 57°·Gentle breeze 10 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
49%Humidity
4%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ashland Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Ellsworth AFBRCA

At an airfield/1.5 mi away/3,207 ft/76 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank421of 427

Sd RWIS EllsworthSD523

Beside a road/1.5 mi away/3,071 ft/60 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank390of 427

measured daily2 instruments

Box Elder 1.3 SSWSD-PN-91

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/3,104 ft/27 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Wfo Rapid CityUNRS2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 mi away/3,356 ft/225 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Ellsworth AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.5 mi from Ashland Heights. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:19 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,700 ft; the ceiling is 2,700 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Ellsworth AFB, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, the ceiling at 2,700 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RCAFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELLSWORTH AFBSECTION, 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: 4 MI0510TITLEEllsworth AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RCATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RCA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Ellsworth AFB: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RCAFIG. B THE AIR AT ELLSWORTH AFBTHE 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 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLEEllsworth AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RCATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RCA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ellsworth AFB, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RCAFIG. C THE WIND AT ELLSWORTH AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEllsworth AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RCATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RCA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Wfo Rapid City (UNRS2), 5.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Ashland Heights

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