Storm Station
Oldham, South Dakota
63° 69°/63°
Fog· Feels like 63°·Light air 4 mph SE
Areas of fog. Cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
0UV Low
26Air quality
99%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
2:30 AM
63feels63
now, fog
Today
Sep 27
6963
fog
Mon
Sep 28
6861
18mph
drizzle
Tue
Sep 29
6962
73%
18mph
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
7062
23%
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6448
18mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6344
15mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6647
22mph
overcast
63°
69°63°
68°61°
69°62°
70°62°
64°48°
63°44°
66°47°

As of 2:30 AM in Oldham, South Dakota.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Oldham, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Sd RWIS ArlingtonSD504

Beside a road/10.2 mi away/1,791 ft/70 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank278of 427

MadisonMDS

At an airfield/18.4 mi away/1,709 ft/12 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank360of 427

measured daily2 instruments

Oldham 0.9 ESD-KY-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/1,736 ft/15 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Huron-33MI.EDSMS2

At a cooperative observer's station/16.0 mi away/1,722 ft/1 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Madison, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.4 mi from Oldham. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:35 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 1/2 mi.

Section of the sky over Madison, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 1/2 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDSFIG. A THE SKY OVER MADISONSECTION, 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: 1/2 MI0510TITLEMadison, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MDSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Madison, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDSFIG. C THE WIND AT MADISONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMadison, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,709 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.12 inHg and the temperature at 52.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.01 inHg means its barometer reads 28.20 inHg; it reports 62.6 F, 9.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Madison stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,709 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.12 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.01 and the station pressure it means, 28.20.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDSFIG. D WHERE MADISON STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREMADISON6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,709 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.12 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.01 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.20 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED62.6 FTITLEMadison, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Madison, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Huron-33MI.E (DSMS2), 16.0 miles from here, read 24 Sep, 20:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Oldham

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