Cedar Grove Colony, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cedar Grove Colony, Brule County.
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Cedar Grove Colony unfolds across a subtle, rolling prairie, where the land breathes with an almost imperceptible swell and fall. It lies 105.6 miles west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 270°T), and is situated 10.1 miles north of Platte. Here, the sky feels vast, an immense canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of morning to the fiery, bruised hues of twilight. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening grain. Sparse stands of cottonwood and willow mark the edges of ephemeral draws, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets in the wind. The very character of Cedar Grove Colony is etched in this openness, in the way the horizon stretches unbroken, inviting the gaze to wander and then return, grounded by the quiet persistence of the land. The history of Cedar Grove Colony is a testament to the resilience of those who sought a life on this wide expanse, their dreams tethered to the fertile soil. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agriculture, established homesteads and small farms, their livelihoods intricately bound to the cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, though modest, remains deeply rooted in this agrarian tradition, with fields of corn and soybeans painting broad strokes across the landscape. Occasionally, the echo of a distant combine harvesting the bounty of the prairie can be heard, a low thrumming that underscores the ongoing pulse of life in Cedar Grove Colony. There are no grand monuments here, only the enduring presence of the land and the quiet dignity of its people, who have learned to read the subtle language of the seasons.
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| Location | Cedar Grove Colony, Brule County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.530273°N, 98.807864°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57369 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cedar Grove Colony, 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 Cedar Grove Colony includes coordinates 43.530273°N, 98.807864°W, situated in Brule County. ZIP code 57369. 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.