Storm Station
McLaughlin, South Dakota
54° 63°/51°
Fog· Feels like 54°·Light breeze 6 mph N
Patchy fog before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 7 mph.
0UV Low
22Air quality
88%Humidity
3%Cloud
Now
1:30 AM
54feels54
now, fog
Today
Sep 27
6351
15mph
fog
Mon
Sep 28
6955
87%
16mph
showers violent
Tue
Sep 29
7758
87%
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7755
19mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6348
15mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6846
21mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
7455
19mph
overcast
54°
63°51°
69°55°
77°58°
77°55°
63°48°
68°46°
74°55°

As of 1:30 AM in McLaughlin, South Dakota.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest McLaughlin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SD RWIS McLaughlinSD042

Beside a road/5.4 mi away/2,093 ft/91 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Oak Creek 4 NW WakpalaWKPS2

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.0 mi away/1,690 ft/312 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank164of 427

MobridgeMBG

At an airfield/26.8 mi away/1,690 ft/312 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank22of 427

measured daily2 instruments

Mclaughlin 0.1 NSD-CR-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/2,004 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

McLaughlinMCGS2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.8 mi away/2,054 ft/52 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mobridge, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.8 mi from McLaughlin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:24 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Sky obscured at 100 ft; the ceiling is 100 ft; visibility 1/4 mi.

Section of the sky over Mobridge, height above the station to scale: sky obscured cloud with its base at 100 feet, the ceiling at 100 feet, and visibility of 1/4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MBGFIG. A THE SKY OVER MOBRIDGESECTION, 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 SHEETVV 100 FTSKY OBSCURED, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1/4 MI0510TITLEMobridge, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MBGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MBG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 60.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 100 ft.

Chart of the air at Mobridge: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MBGFIG. B THE AIR AT MOBRIDGETHE 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, VV 100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 60.0 F, 60.0 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 POINTTITLEMobridge, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MBGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MBG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, 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 Mobridge, 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 MBGFIG. C THE WIND AT MOBRIDGEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEMobridge, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MBGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MBG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mobridge, 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 McLaughlin

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