Storm Station
Stratford, South Dakota
65°
Light rain· Feels like 65°·Light breeze 8 mph SE
Areas of fog after 3am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. South wind around 6 mph.
-UV
25Air quality
93%Humidity
87%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Stratford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

AberdeenABR

At an airfield/10.7 mi away/1,296 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank18of 427

SD RWIS MelletteSD043

Beside a road/15.0 mi away/1,299 ft/2 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Elm River 1 N WestportWESS2

At a river or reservoir gauge/22.1 mi away/1,345 ft/44 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank194of 427

measured daily2 instruments

Stratford 2.5 SSWSD-BR-52

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/1,299 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Bath 1NEBTHS2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/1,293 ft/8 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Aberdeen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.7 mi from Stratford. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:31 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Aberdeen, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 400 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABRFIG. A THE SKY OVER ABERDEENSECTION, 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 400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEAberdeen, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ABRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 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 400 ft.

Chart of the air at Aberdeen: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 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 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABRFIG. B THE AIR AT ABERDEENTHE 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 F80 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 65.0 F, 64.0 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 POINTTITLEAberdeen, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Aberdeen, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, 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 ABRFIG. C THE WIND AT ABERDEENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAberdeen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Aberdeen, 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 Stratford

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