Storm Station
Maverick Junction, South Dakota
69°
Clear· Feels like 69°·Light breeze 6 mph NE
Partly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Northeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
-UV
30Air quality
53%Humidity
4%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Maverick Junction, 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

Sheps Canyon RAWSSDSS2

A remote fire weather station/8.7 mi away/3,322 ft/57 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank27of 427

Sd RWIS Minnekahta #2SD604

Beside a road/14.7 mi away/4,163 ft/898 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank415of 427

CusterCUT

At an airfield/25.2 mi away/5,534 ft/2,269 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank18of 427

measured daily2 instruments

Hot Springs 3.6 ESESD-FR-44

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/3,311 ft/46 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Hot SpringsHOSS2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.5 mi away/3,556 ft/291 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Custer, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.2 mi from Maverick Junction. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Custer, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CUTFIG. A THE SKY OVER CUSTERSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 11,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECuster, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CUTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CUT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Custer: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CUTFIG. B THE AIR AT CUSTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLECuster, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CUTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CUT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Custer, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 6 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 CUTFIG. C THE WIND AT CUSTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECuster, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CUTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CUT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Hot Springs (HOSS2), 4.5 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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Near Maverick Junction

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