Gary, South Dakota Weather
Gary, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gary, Deuel County.
Full aviation weather for Gary is published on the Myers Field Airport (KCNB) page, 16 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. 6 airfields within reach of Gary 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 Gary: Lac Qui Parle County Airport (KDXX) 31 km · Milbank Municipal Airport (K1D1) 50 km · Watertown Regional Airport (KATY) 57 km · Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field (KVVV) 57 km · Appleton Municipal Airport (KAQP) 60 km
Conditions reported at KCNB describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gary specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gary.
About Gary, South Dakota
Gary lies under a vast South Dakota sky, a place where the land breathes in wide, open fields of gold and green that stretch toward horizons so distant they seem to blur into the pale blue. It lies 86.7 miles north of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 8°T), and is situated 10.5 miles west-north-west of Canby. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling tapestry, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees standing sentinel against the ceaseless wind. In the summer, the air hums with the drone of unseen insects and carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops, while winter brings a stark, crystalline beauty, coating the stubbled fields in a thick blanket of snow and etching frost patterns onto every surface. The very character of Gary is shaped by this immensity, by the raw, untamed power of the elements and the quiet resilience of life that persists here. The history of Gary is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent cultivation of the earth. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile prairie, its economy has long been anchored in agriculture, a cycle of planting and harvest dictated by the seasons and the capricious generosity of the weather. For generations, families have worked this soil, their lives intertwined with the rhythms of the land, producing corn and soybeans that feed a nation. While much of the past is unwritten in official records, the stories are carried in the weathered barns, the quiet dignity of the few remaining grain elevators, and the shared understanding among its people of what it means to call this particular stretch of prairie home.
Live animated radar for Gary 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 | Gary, Deuel County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.792464°N, 96.455886°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57237 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gary, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gary, 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 Gary includes coordinates 44.792464°N, 96.455886°W, situated in Deuel County. ZIP code 57237. 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.
