Gayville, South Dakota Weather
Gayville, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gayville, Lawrence County.
Full aviation weather for Gayville is published on the Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (KSPF) page, 12 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 Gayville 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 Gayville: Sturgis Municipal Airport (K49B) 31 km · Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (KEFC) 41 km · Ellsworth Air Force Base (KRCA) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSPF describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gayville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gayville.
About Gayville, South Dakota
Gayville rests in a landscape where the vastness of the American West begins to soften, transitioning from the harsher edges of the badlands into rolling hills and wide, open skies. It lies 33.0 miles north-west of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 308°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-south-east of Spearfish. The terrain here is characterized by a gentle undulation, a subtle rise and fall of land that hints at ancient geological forces. Fields of grain, golden under the immense South Dakota sun, stretch towards horizons punctuated by distant, softly rounded buttes, their forms softened by a haze of heat or the pearly glow of morning. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the fragrance of sun-baked earth and the hardy grasses that cling to the soil, a testament to the enduring spirit of this place. The history of Gayville is intrinsically linked to the agricultural pulse of Lawrence County, a story written in the fertile soil and the resilience of its people. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, supporting a local economy deeply rooted in farming and ranching, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the ebb and flow of daily life. While not a place of grand pronouncements, Gayville holds a quiet dignity, a sense of continuity forged by families who have weathered droughts and celebrated abundant harvests. The distinctive character of Gayville emerges not from singular landmarks, but from the collective memory held within its quiet streets and the enduring spirit of the land it calls home.
Live animated radar for Gayville 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 | Gayville, Lawrence County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.370818°N, 103.760198°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57754, 57031 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gayville, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gayville, 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 Gayville includes coordinates 44.370818°N, 103.760198°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 57754, 57031. 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.
