Crocker, South Dakota Weather
Crocker, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crocker, Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Crocker is published on the Clark County Airport (K8D7) page, 24 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Crocker have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Crocker: The Sigurd Anderson Airport (K1D7) 30 km · Groton Municipal Airport (K2E6) 54 km · Watertown Regional Airport (KATY) 54 km
Conditions reported at K8D7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crocker specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Crocker.
About Crocker, South Dakota
Crocker unfurls across a broad, gently rolling prairie, where the sky seems to stretch into an endless, pale blue canvas. It lies 42.2 miles south-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 126°T), and is situated 15.9 miles north of Clark. The land here is a study in subtle hues: sun-baked golds of wheat fields in late summer, the deep, earthy browns of freshly tilled soil, and the vibrant greens of summer pastures dotted with cattle. Windmills, their white blades stark against the horizon, stand as silent sentinels, their rhythmic turning a constant murmur in the vast quiet. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent, hinting at dew-kissed grasses and the distant promise of a warm day. Even the clouds seem to possess a unique character, often forming long, dramatic streaks that paint fleeting masterpieces across the heavens. The story of Crocker is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland of South Dakota, its economy built on the fertile soil that surrounds it. Generations have worked this land, their lives shaped by the planting and harvesting cycles, a rhythm that still echoes in the unhurried pace of daily life. While no grand monuments mark its history, the sturdy grain elevators that punctuate the landscape serve as silent testaments to the enduring spirit of this place, each one a repository of harvests past and a beacon for the future. The community, though small, possesses a quiet resilience, a shared understanding forged by the shared challenges and triumphs of prairie living.
Live animated radar for Crocker 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Crocker, Clark County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.105237°N, 97.78481°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57217 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crocker, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crocker, South Dakota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Crocker includes coordinates 45.105237°N, 97.784810°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 57217. 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. 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.
