Storm Station
Howard, South Dakota
63° 71°/62°
Fog· Feels like 63°·Light breeze 5 mph ESE
Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
26Air quality
97%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
2:45 AM
63feels63
now, fog
Today
Sep 27
7162
fog
Mon
Sep 28
6963
19mph
drizzle
Tue
Sep 29
6963
76%
18mph
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
7063
24%
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6550
19mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6444
16mph
partly cloudy day
Sat
Oct 3
6748
23mph
overcast
63°
71°62°
69°63°
69°63°
70°63°
65°50°
64°44°
67°48°

As of 2:45 AM in Howard, South Dakota.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Howard, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Sd RWIS HowardSD597

Beside a road/1.2 mi away/1,516 ft/63 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank314of 427

MadisonMDS

At an airfield/21.9 mi away/1,709 ft/130 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank360of 427

measured daily2 instruments

Howard 0.1 WSD-MN-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/1,573 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HowardHOWS2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/1,555 ft/24 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Madison, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.9 mi from Howard. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:35 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 1/2 mi.

Section of the sky over Madison, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 1/2 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDSFIG. A THE SKY OVER MADISONSECTION, 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: 1/2 MI0510TITLEMadison, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MDSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Madison, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDSFIG. C THE WIND AT MADISONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMadison, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,709 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.12 inHg and the temperature at 52.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.01 inHg means its barometer reads 28.20 inHg; it reports 62.6 F, 9.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Madison stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,709 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.12 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.01 and the station pressure it means, 28.20.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDSFIG. D WHERE MADISON STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREMADISON6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,709 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.12 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.01 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.20 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED62.6 FTITLEMadison, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Madison, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Howard (HOWS2), 0.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Howard

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