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Shaded-relief map of Redfield, South Dakota: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
SOUTH DAKOTA · SPINK COUNTY

Redfield

2,101 people, 1,300 ft above sea level in Spink County.

1,300 ftElevation, city center
2,101People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 43°
Sunny now Dew point 30° · SSE 23 mph · high 44°
City of Redfield River Interstate 2 miles
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The Redfield 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 Redfield

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM CST
RIGHT NOW Redfield Municipal Airport (K1D8) · 11:55 AM
Sunny
43° Sunny Feels like 34° · high of 44° near 3 PM
WindSSE 23 mphgusts 30
Humidity61%falling to 58% this afternoon
Pressure30.12 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 30° · Dry44° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday70% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAIN—none in 31 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Spink County
NWS Aberdeen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:30 AM5:07 PM ↓
9 h 37 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 24% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
45
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
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 27 to 30° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 43° 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° / 21°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44° 32°
0% rain — SSE 21, gusts 32 A
SUN Nov. 15 Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
54° 39°
0% rain — S 21, gusts 33 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 41°
0% rain — S 18, gusts 29 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 42°
0% rain — S 21, gusts 32 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
56° 36°
20% rain — W 12 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
47° 34°
10% rain — ENE 7 C
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
50° 36°
70% rain 0.05–1.1″ E 14 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 Redfield about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the central Plains a day ago, about 1,350 miles back along its path. 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.

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THE GROUND

What Redfield stands on

Redfield’s center stands about 1,300 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,260 ft to 1,340 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bald Mountain, about 1,460 ft, 7 miles west-southwest.

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

The section below crosses 2 rock units mapped at the surface.

Redfield, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,300 ft REDFIELD1,300 ftHigh point of the line1,370 ftJames Riverabout 1,240 ft ← NWGlendale Colony · SE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. 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 20 mi of the line.

Niobrara Formation

Chalk, marlstone, shale. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old. About 4 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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THE WATER

Where Redfield’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Redfield reaches the Gulf of America by way of Turtle Creek, the James, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,250 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Redfield≈ 2,250 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF REDFIELD ≈ 2,250 mi to the Gulf of America Turtle Creek → James → Missouri → Mississippi

1,170 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Redfield; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Redfield on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Sioux Falls SD · 128 MI 128 miles southeast Bismarck ND · 172 MI 172 miles northwest Sioux City IA · 196 MI 196 miles southeast
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SOUTH DAKOTA · SPINK

Redfield

2,101 people, 1,300 ft above sea level in Spink County.

1,300 ftElevation
2,101People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 43°
SunnyDew point 30°
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Today in Redfield

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now windy 39° 0%
3p windy 44° 0%
6p partly cloudy night 40° 0%
9p mostly clear night 36° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 35° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 34° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 70%
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Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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Sun0%
Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
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Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Wed20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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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 Redfield stands on

Redfield’s center stands about 1,300 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,260 ft to 1,340 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bald Mountain, about 1,460 ft, 7 miles west-southwest.

Redfield, northwest to southeast Redfield1,300 ftHigh point1,370 ftJames Riverabout 1,240 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,300 ft
Within 3 miles1,260 to 1,340 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (80 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBald Mountain, 1,460 ft, 7 mi west-southwest
Rock at the surfacePierre Shale
Its ageLate Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,250 mito the Gulf of AmericaTurtle Creek → James → Missouri → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Redfield reaches the Gulf of America by way of Turtle Creek, the James, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,250 river miles.

1,170 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.