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SOUTH DAKOTA · MCPHERSON COUNTY

Long Lake

26 people, 1,950 ft above sea level in McPherson County.

1,950 ftElevation, city center
26People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 45°
Sunny now Dew point 28° · S 20 mph · high 43°
City of Long Lake River Interstate 2 miles
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The Long Lake plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Long Lake

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Aberdeen Regional Airport (KABR) · 12:53 PM
Sunny
45° Sunny Feels like 37° · high of 43° near 3 PM
WindS 20 mphgusts 31
Humidity51%falling to 57% this afternoon
Pressure30.10 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 28° · Dry44° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday70% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 21.09 in · 12 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for McPherson County
NWS Aberdeen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:35 AM5:07 PM ↓
9 h 31 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
46
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 27 to 30° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 44° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 43° / 20°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
43° 31°
0% rain — SSE 16, gusts 29 A
SUN Nov. 15 Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
53° 38°
0% rain — S 18, gusts 33 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 40°
0% rain — S 15, gusts 28 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
55° 40°
0% rain — S 16, gusts 29 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
54° 36°
20% rain — W 8 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
46° 32°
10% rain — ENE 6 C
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
47° 34°
70% rain 0.01–1.1″ E 12 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Long Lake about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Canadian Prairies three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 1,110 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf of Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

MILE2
THE GROUND

What Long Lake stands on

Long Lake’s center stands about 1,950 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,910 ft to 2,000 ft, a difference of 90 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Pierre Shale (shale, bentonite), from the Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old.

Long Lake, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,800 ft1,900 ft2,000 ft2,100 ft LONG LAKE1,950 ftHigh point of the line2,160 ftLow point1,740 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 46×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Pierre Shale

Shale, bentonite. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Long Lake on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Bismarck ND · 100 MI 100 miles northwest Fargo ND · 133 MI 133 miles northeast Moorhead MN · 137 MI 137 miles northeast Minot ND · 191 MI 191 miles northwest
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SOUTH DAKOTA · MCPHERSON

Long Lake

26 people, 1,950 ft above sea level in McPherson County.

1,950 ftElevation
26People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 45°
SunnyDew point 28°
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Today in Long Lake

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 41° 0%
4p mostly sunny 42° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 37° 0%
10p mostly clear night 36° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 35° 0%
4a mostly clear night 34° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 70%
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Sunny Sunny
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Wed20%
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Thu10%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
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Fri70%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Long Lake stands on

Long Lake’s center stands about 1,950 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,910 ft to 2,000 ft, a difference of 90 ft: gently rolling country.

Long Lake, northwest to southeast Long Lake1,950 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 88×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,950 ft
Within 3 miles1,910 to 2,000 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (90 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfacePierre Shale
Its ageLate Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old