Storm Station
Colonial Pine Hills, South Dakota
56°
Mostly clear· Feels like 56°·Light breeze 5 mph WSW
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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71%Humidity
20%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Colonial Pine Hills, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Sd RWIS Rapid CitySD608

Beside a road/2.0 mi away/4,324 ft/310 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank399of 427

Rapid City WestRWES2

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.9 mi away/3,678 ft/336 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank24of 427

Rapid CityRAP

At an airfield/13.0 mi away/3,165 ft/849 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank20of 427

measured daily2 instruments

Rapid City 5.5 SWSD-PN-100

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/3,962 ft/52 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Wfo Rapid CityUNRS2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/3,356 ft/658 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rapid City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.0 mi from Colonial Pine Hills. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,400 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rapid City, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RAPFIG. A THE SKY OVER RAPID CITYSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERapid City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RAPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RAP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Rapid City: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RAPFIG. B THE AIR AT RAPID CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,400 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLERapid City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RAPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RAP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rapid City, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RAPFIG. C THE WIND AT RAPID CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERapid City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RAPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RAP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rapid City, 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), 7.1 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

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