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  • Wind Advisory

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    When
    Until 9:00 AM
    Where
    Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Rapid City; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Western Fall River; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Jackson; Southern Perkins

    Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Rapid City SD

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    Winds will continue to diminish across the western South Dakota plains through the rest of the morning.

    Areas: Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Rapid City; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Western Fall River; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Jackson; Southern Perkins

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Observed 7:56 AM MDT at KD07

Faith, SD weather

Windy and 39°4°, gusts to 34 mph55 km/h today.

Today: low 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°), high 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°).

Mostly agree

Now 39°4°

Windy · Feels like 29°−2°

Feels like
29°−2°
Wind chill from 21 mph33 km/h wind · air 39°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/hgusts 32 mph52 km/h
From the northwest. Easing to 9 mph14 km/h by 4 PM
Dew point
28°−2°
Dry · down to 20°−7° by 1 PM
UV index
0Low
Moderate 12–2 PM · peak 3
Pressure
30.28 inHg1025 hPa
Rising · +0.12 inHg+4.0 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

16°9° cooler than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 39°4° now)

Good hours for
  • Gusts to 39 mph63 km/h until noon
  • High 50°10° today at 2 PM
  • Low 34°1° tomorrow at 6 AM
  • Rain tomorrow from noon (80%, 0.58 in15 mm)
  1. This morningUp to 45°7° by 11 AM · gusts to 39 mph63 km/h · Clear
  2. This afternoonUp to 50°10° by 2 PM · Clear
  3. TonightDown to 35°2° by 1 AM · Partly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · Cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonNear 43°6° · Rain all afternoon (50%)
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 4 AM · Rain all night (80%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 8aPartly sunny38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)26°−3°0%28 mph45 km/h from NW, gusts 39 mph63 km/h73%31%0
Sat 9aSunny41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)30°−1°0%26 mph42 km/h from NW, gusts 34 mph55 km/h65%22%0
Sat 10aSunny43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)34°1°0%23 mph37 km/h from NW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h55%19%1
Sat 11aSunny45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)37°3°0%21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h47%5%2
Sat 12pSunny46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)39°4°0%18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h39%3%3
Sat 1pSunny48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)42°6°0%17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h33%1%3
Sat 2pSunny50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)45°7°0%15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h28%1%2
Sat 3pSunny50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)45°7°0%13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h25%2%2
Sat 4pSunny50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)46°8°0%9 mph14 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h24%22%1
Sat 5pSunny48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)45°7°0%7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h27%25%0
Sat 6pClear45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)44°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h32%30%0
Sat 7pClear43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)43°6°0%2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h36%28%0
Sat 8pMostly cloudy41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)41°5°0%2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h39%52%0
Sat 9pClear40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)38°3°0%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h39%32%0
Sat 10pClear39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)37°3°0%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h42%30%0
Sat 11pClear37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)34°1°0%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h44%28%0
Sun 12aClear36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)33°1°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h45%30%0
Sun 1aMostly cloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)31°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h47%41%0
Sun 2aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)31°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h47%73%0
Sun 3aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)31°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h47%73%0
Sun 4aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)30°−1°0%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h47%66%0
Sun 5aCloudy35°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)30°−1°0%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h49%77%0
Sun 6aCloudy34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)29°−2°5%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h51%93%0
Sun 7aCloudy34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)28°−2°5%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h56%98%0
Sun 8aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)29°−2°5%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h59%100%0
Sun 9aCloudy39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)33°1°5%8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h57%100%0
Sun 10aCloudy42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)36°2°5%9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h51%100%1
Sun 11aCloudy43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)37°3°5%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h49%100%2
Sun 12pCloudy43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)37°3°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h49%100%2
Sun 1pRain43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)37°3°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h51%100%1
Sun 2pCloudy44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)38°3°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h49%100%0
Sun 3pCloudy44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)38°3°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h51%100%1
Sun 4pCloudy44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)38°3°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h51%100%0
Sun 5pCloudy42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)36°2°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h60%100%0
Sun 6pCloudy41°5° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)35°2°80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h67%100%0
Sun 7pDrizzle39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)33°1°80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h76%100%0
Sun 8pSnow38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)32°0°80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h82%100%0
Sun 9pSnow38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)32°0°80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h82%100%0
Sun 10pSnow37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)30°−1°80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h85%100%0
Sun 11pSnow37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)30°−1°80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h85%100%0
Mon 12aCloudy36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)29°−2°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h89%100%0
Mon 1aSnow36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)29°−2°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h89%100%0
Mon 2aSnow35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)27°−3°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h89%100%0
Mon 3aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)27°−3°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h89%100%0
Mon 4aSnow34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)26°−3°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h92%100%0
Mon 5aSnow34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)26°−3°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h92%100%0
Mon 6aSnow34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)26°−3°80%, 0.02 in0.5 mm12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h92%98%0
Mon 7aDrizzle34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)26°−3°80%, 0.02 in0.5 mm12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h96%100%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 33°1°. Typical 55°13° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 38°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 50°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 41°5°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 35°2°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 7 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    51°11°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–41°5°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    29 mph46 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 45°7°, low 33°1°. Typical 54°12° / 31°−1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 35°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 44°7°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 38°3°

      80% chance · 0.42 in11 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 34°1°

      60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain after noon. Cloudy. High near 45, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Night: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    42°6°–45°7°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–39°4°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 40°4°, low 31°−1°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Snow 1–4 in3–10 cm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 36°2°

      90% chance · 0.6 in1.6 cm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Heavy snow, 34°1°

      90% chance · 1.6 in4.1 cm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 31°−1°

      80% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 31°−1°

      30% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain and snow before 7am, then rain and snow. Cloudy. High near 40, with temperatures falling to around 37 in the afternoon. East wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    37°3°–40°4°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–33°1°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    15 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 47°8°, low 33°1°. Typical 53°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 5% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 31°0°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 36°2°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

    Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    47°8°–53°12°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–34°1°
    Typical high / low
    53°12° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    25 mph40 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 55°13°, low 30°−1°. Typical 53°12° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 37°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 58°15°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 47°8°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 38°3°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    55°13°–59°15°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–38°3°
    Typical high / low
    53°12° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    20 mph33 km/h, gusts 43 mph68 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 33°1°. Typical 52°11° / 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 39°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 58°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 47°8°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    53°12°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–41°5°
    Typical high / low
    52°11° / 29°−2°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 53°12°, low 34°1°. Typical 52°11° / 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 53°12°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Fog, 51°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 49°10°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

    Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    50°10°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    52°11° / 29°−2°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 43°6°. Typical 51°11° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 42°5°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    45°7°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–49°9°
    Typical high / low
    51°11° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 38°3°. Typical 51°11° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 42°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 45°7°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 37°3°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    45°7°–56°13°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    51°11° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 53°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 50°10° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 42°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 52°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 47°8°

      20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    50°10°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    50°10° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 51°, low 33°.

  2. Tomorrow

    54% chance of snow, high 45°, low 33°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    78% chance of snow, high 40°, low 31°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 47–55°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (UNR) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Moreau River (SD) near Faith

13 mi
Below flood stage
Level
0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rabbit Creek at Usta Road

15 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2259 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Cherry Creek (SD) near Plainview

20 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.0 ft
Flow
under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 49Typical 164

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
42
h below 17°F
0
h below 5°F
0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 12 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 28°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Faith Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Normal high / low
55°13° / 31°−1°
Forecast high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Record high
75°24° in 1999
Record low
18°−8° in 2002

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 12°7° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. +8°+4°SunOct 18
  2. +3°+1°MonOct 19
  3. +12°+7°TueOct 20
  4. +10°+6°WedOct 21
  5. +20°+11°ThuOct 22
  6. +22°+12°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Faith weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:48 PM.

Daylight
10 h 32 min
Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 46 min less
Golden hour
5:06–6:06 PM
Morning 6:57–7:57 AM
Blue hour
6:06–6:18 PM
Morning 6:45–6:57 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 50% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:29 AM · rises 4:47 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Faith. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.