Storm Station
Estelline, South Dakota
63°
Overcast· Feels like 63°·Light air 1 mph SSW
Areas of fog before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
97%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Estelline, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Sd RWIS BrandtSD511

Beside a road/7.1 mi away/1,926 ft/267 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank323of 427

BrookingsBKX

At an airfield/19.2 mi away/1,609 ft/50 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank412of 427

Big Sioux River 3 NW WatertownWBSS2

At a river or reservoir gauge/28.0 mi away/1,726 ft/67 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank124of 427

measured daily2 instruments

Bruce 5.2 NNWSD-BK-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/1,743 ft/84 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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CastlewoodCLWS2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.5 mi away/1,704 ft/45 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Brookings, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.2 mi from Estelline. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:29 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 1 mi.

Section of the sky over Brookings, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 1 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKXFIG. A THE SKY OVER BROOKINGSSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1 MI0510TITLEBrookings, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BKXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BKX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Brookings: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKXFIG. B THE AIR AT BROOKINGSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.6 F, 62.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEBrookings, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BKX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Brookings, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKXFIG. C THE WIND AT BROOKINGSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBrookings, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BKX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Estelline

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