Akaska, South Dakota Weather
Akaska, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Akaska, Walworth County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Akaska.
About Akaska, South Dakota
Akaska lies under the vast South Dakota sky, a collection of buildings that seem to have settled naturally into the broad, rolling prairie. It lies 79.8 miles west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 264°T), and is situated 12.8 miles south-south-west of Selby. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of contour, a landscape sculpted by wind and rain over millennia, where fields of grain stretch to horizons that feel impossibly distant. In the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long shadows that stretch and deepen across the cultivated earth, giving the open spaces a quiet, contemplative character. The air carries the clean scent of sun-baked soil and the distant, sweet perfume of wildflowers that bloom in the ditches and fence lines. The history of Akaska is tied to the westward expansion and the promise of fertile land for homesteaders, a story echoed in the weathered facades of its older structures. The local economy, like much of this region, has long been anchored in agriculture, with wheat and cattle forming the backbone of its sustenance. Though small, Akaska possesses a distinct resilience, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have chosen to make their lives on this open land. A particular charm of Akaska is its unhurried pace, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the sun and the seasons, a quiet continuation of the life that has always defined this stretch of prairie.
Live animated radar for Akaska and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Akaska, Walworth County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.332489°N, 100.120681°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57420 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Akaska, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Akaska, South Dakota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Akaska includes coordinates 45.332489°N, 100.120681°W, situated in Walworth County. ZIP code 57420. Telephone area code: 605. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
