Storm Station
Oak Lane Colony, South Dakota
65°
Overcast· Feels like 65°·Light air 4 mph ESE
Widespread fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
97%Humidity
83%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Oak Lane Colony, 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 AlexandriaSD502

Beside a road/10.9 mi away/1,368 ft/56 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank344of 427

MitchellMHE

At an airfield/23.6 mi away/1,298 ft/14 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank421of 427

measured daily2 instruments

Alexandria 10.1 SSD-HN-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/1,305 ft/7 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AlexandriaALXS2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.7 mi away/1,352 ft/40 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mitchell, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.6 mi from Oak Lane Colony. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Sky obscured at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 1/2 mi.

Section of the sky over Mitchell, height above the station to scale: sky obscured cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 1/2 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETVV 300 FTSKY OBSCURED, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1/2 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 61.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Mitchell: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 300 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, VV 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.0 F, 61.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 (110 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mitchell, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE 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), 10.7 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 Oak Lane Colony

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