Storm Station
Ideal, South Dakota
64° 72°/60°
Overcast· Feels like 64°·Light air 3 mph NNE
Areas of fog. Mostly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
0UV Low
21Air quality
95%Humidity
82%Cloud
Now
2:45 AM
64feels64
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
7260
11%
12mph
fog
Mon
Sep 28
7764
48%
21mph
drizzle dense
Tue
Sep 29
7565
74%
21mph
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
7361
13mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6550
15mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7147
19mph
mostly clear day
Sat
Oct 3
7856
19mph
overcast
64°
72°60°
77°64°
75°65°
73°61°
65°50°
71°47°
78°56°

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ideal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WinnerICR

At an airfield/11.2 mi away/2,008 ft/116 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank423of 427

SD RWIS WittenSD081

Beside a road/12.6 mi away/2,119 ft/227 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Pierre 24SPRES2

At a river or reservoir gauge/39.4 mi away/2,110 ft/218 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank81of 427

Pierre 24S94085

At a climate reference station/39.4 mi away/2,123 ft/231 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Winner 10.2 NNWSD-TP-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/1,932 ft/40 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WinnerWINS2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.2 mi away/1,942 ft/50 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Winner, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.2 mi from Ideal. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:27 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 2.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Winner, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 2.5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ICRFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINNERSECTION, 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: 2.5 MI0510TITLEWinner, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ICRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ICR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 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 Winner: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 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 ICRFIG. B THE AIR AT WINNERTHE 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 63.0 F, 63.0 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 POINTTITLEWinner, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ICRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ICR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Winner, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ICRFIG. C THE WIND AT WINNERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinner, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ICRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ICR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Winner (WINS2), 11.2 miles from here, read 20 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Ideal

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