Clear Lake, South Dakota Weather
Clear Lake, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clear Lake, Deuel County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clear Lake.
About Clear Lake, South Dakota
Clear Lake lies in the heart of rolling prairie, a wide, shallow expanse of water reflecting an immense Dakota sky. It lies 82.6 miles north of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 1°T), and is situated 16.0 miles north-east of Estelline. The land around Clear Lake is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rise and fall of cultivated fields and pastures that stretch to horizons where the earth and heavens seem to meet. In summer, the air hums with the industrious buzz of insects and the distant drone of tractors, a soundscape as constant and reassuring as the sun's slow arc across the blue. The water itself, often a muted, earthy tone, can gleam with an almost startling brilliance under the midday sun, its surface occasionally rippled by a breeze that carries the scent of dry grass and distant rain. This is a place shaped by the enduring legacy of agriculture, where the prosperity of Clear Lake has long been tied to the bounty of the soil. Generations have worked this land, their lives marked by the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that still dictates the pulse of the community. The town itself offers a quiet counterpoint to the vastness of the surrounding landscape, its main street lined with sturdy, unpretentious buildings that have weathered decades. Here, the local economy thrives on the strength of its farms and the businesses that support them, a testament to the resilience and self-reliance of its people. In the evenings, as the sun dips low, casting long shadows and painting the sky in hues of orange and rose, a profound stillness settles over Clear Lake, a quiet beauty that speaks of continuity and a deep connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Clear Lake and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Clear Lake, Deuel County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.745798°N, 96.682558°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57247, 57226 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clear Lake, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clear Lake, 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 Clear Lake includes coordinates 44.745798°N, 96.682558°W, situated in Deuel County. ZIP code 57247, 57226. 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.
