Geddes, South Dakota Weather
Geddes, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Geddes, Charles Mix County.
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About Geddes, South Dakota
Geddes rests on a broad, gently rolling prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas of cerulean blue that bleeds into the horizon at dusk with hues of rose and burnished gold. It lies 102.2 miles west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 259°T), and is situated 11.9 miles south-east of Platte. The land here is a rich, dark loam, yielding generously to the farmer's plow, a testament to the enduring fertility of the Great Plains. Scattered farmsteads, their grain silos like stoic sentinels, punctuate the vastness, their roofs catching the sun's bright, unwavering gaze. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sunflowers that dot the verges of the county roads. The history of Geddes is interwoven with the westward expansion and the tenacious spirit of those who sought to cultivate this seemingly endless expanse. Founded in the late 19th century, its lifeblood has always been agriculture, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its economy, their broad leaves rustling like whispered secrets in the prairie wind. The Missouri River, though not directly bordering Geddes, exerts its ancient influence on the region, shaping the land and providing vital waterways for commerce and sustenance in generations past. The quietude of daily life here is punctuated by the infrequent rumble of a passing train, a reminder of the wider world, yet the heart of Geddes beats with a steady, unhurried rhythm, rooted deeply in the soil and the enduring legacy of its pioneers.
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| Location | Geddes, Charles Mix County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.253604°N, 98.69536°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57342 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Geddes, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Geddes, 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 Geddes includes coordinates 43.253604°N, 98.695360°W, situated in Charles Mix County. ZIP code 57342. 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.
