Storm Station
New Elm Spring Colony, South Dakota
63° 71°/61°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 63°·Light air 4 mph ENE
Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
25Air quality
96%Humidity
75%Cloud
Now
2:15 AM
63feels63
now, partly cloudy
Today
Sep 27
7161
drizzle light
Mon
Sep 28
7064
11%
17mph
drizzle dense
Tue
Sep 29
7163
76%
17mph
drizzle dense
Wed
Sep 30
7062
30%
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6852
11%
19mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6645
14mph
mostly clear day
Sat
Oct 3
7148
24mph
overcast
63°
71°61°
70°64°
71°63°
70°62°
68°52°
66°45°
71°48°

As of 2:15 AM in New Elm Spring Colony, South Dakota.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest New Elm Spring Colony, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Sd RWIS AlexandriaSD502

Beside a road/13.7 mi away/1,368 ft/60 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank332of 427

MitchellMHE

At an airfield/22.4 mi away/1,298 ft/10 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank384of 427

measured daily2 instruments

Alexandria 9.2 SSWSD-HN-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/1,321 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AlexandriaALXS2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/1,352 ft/44 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mitchell, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.4 mi from New Elm Spring Colony. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:01 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 800 ft, broken at 4,400 ft; the ceiling is 800 ft; visibility 1/4 mi.

Section of the sky over Mitchell, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, the ceiling at 800 feet, and visibility of 1/4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHEFIG. A THE SKY OVER MITCHELLSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1/4 MI0510TITLEMitchell, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MHETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MHE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Mitchell: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHEFIG. B THE AIR AT MITCHELLTHE 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, BKN 800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.0 F, 62.0 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 POINTTITLEMitchell, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MHETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MHE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mitchell, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, 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 MHEFIG. C THE WIND AT MITCHELLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMitchell, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MHETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MHE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Alexandria (ALXS2), 12.0 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near New Elm Spring Colony

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