Storm Station
Plankinton, South Dakota
63° 72°/63°
Fog· Feels like 63°·Light air 2 mph E
Areas of fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
23Air quality
96%Humidity
98%Cloud
Now
2:45 AM
63feels63
now, fog
Today
Sep 27
7263
fog
Mon
Sep 28
7264
15%
20mph
drizzle light
Tue
Sep 29
7564
74%
16mph
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
7161
21%
14mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
6751
19mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6645
17mph
partly cloudy day
Sat
Oct 3
7850
22mph
overcast
63°
72°63°
72°64°
75°64°
71°61°
67°51°
66°45°
78°50°

As of 2:45 AM in Plankinton, South Dakota.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Plankinton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Sd RWIS PlankintonSD553

Beside a road/4.8 mi away/1,581 ft/60 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank321of 427

MitchellMHE

At an airfield/22.5 mi away/1,298 ft/223 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank384of 427

Lake Andes RAWSRLAS2

A remote fire weather station/34.5 mi away/1,709 ft/188 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank69of 427

measured daily2 instruments

Plankinton 3.8 WSD-AR-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/1,567 ft/46 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mitchell-36MI.WWITS2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.8 mi away/1,627 ft/106 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mitchell, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.5 mi from Plankinton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Sky obscured at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 1/4 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 1/4 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 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: 1/4 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

59.0 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Mitchell: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, VV 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 59.0 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Mitchell, 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 MHEFIG. C THE WIND AT MITCHELLPLAN, 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 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 Mitchell-36MI.W (WITS2), 11.8 miles from here, read 23 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

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

Near Plankinton

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