Arlington, South Dakota Weather
Arlington, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arlington, Kingsbury County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Arlington.
About Arlington, South Dakota
Arlington rests on a wide expanse of South Dakota prairie, where the land rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, hinting at the glacial history beneath. It lies 60.2 miles north-north-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 339°T), and is situated 16.9 miles west-north-west of Brookings. The sky here is an immense, ever-present dome, often a vibrant, crystalline blue that intensifies the emerald hues of summer cornfields and the golden waves of ripening wheat in autumn. The air, especially in the quiet hours of early morning or the deepening twilight, carries a clean, crisp scent of damp earth and distant hay, a subtle perfume of the vast agricultural heartland. The scattered farmsteads, each a solitary sentinel against the horizon, punctuate the landscape, their silos and barns catching the low sun like weathered monuments to human endeavor. The story of Arlington is deeply entwined with the rich soil that has sustained generations of farmers and ranchers. Established in the late 19th century, its economy has always been anchored in the bounty of the land, a reliable cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the rhythm of life. The grain elevators, starkly practical silhouettes against the sky, stand as enduring symbols of this agricultural foundation, processing the crops that feed the nation. While the world outside has hurried and changed, Arlington retains a steady, unhurried character, a place where community bonds are as strong as the deep roots of the prairie grasses, and where the quiet dignity of hard work is a shared and understood legacy.
Live animated radar for Arlington and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Arlington, Kingsbury County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.364413°N, 97.133121°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57212 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arlington, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arlington, 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 Arlington includes coordinates 44.364413°N, 97.133121°W, situated in Kingsbury County. ZIP code 57212. 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.
