Greenwood Colony, South Dakota Weather
Greenwood Colony, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Greenwood Colony, Douglas County.
Full aviation weather for Greenwood Colony is published on the Wagner Municipal Airport (KAGZ) page, 20 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KAGZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Greenwood Colony specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Greenwood Colony.
About Greenwood Colony, South Dakota
Greenwood Colony lies in a landscape that breathes the wide, open prairie, a region where the earth itself seems to hold its breath under the vast South Dakota sky. It lies 76.5 miles west-south-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 253°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west of Tripp. The terrain rolls gently, an expanse of cultivated fields and the wilder, untamed grasses that whisper secrets on the wind, their textures ranging from the velvety softness of new growth to the dry, brittle crunch of summer’s end. Here, the light at dusk is a painter’s dream, bleeding hues of apricot and rose across the horizon, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch and distort the land's familiar contours. Distant farmsteads, like scattered seeds, punctuate the horizon, their silos reaching towards the heavens as silent sentinels of the agricultural heart that beats at the core of this place. The story of Greenwood Colony is etched in the soil, a narrative of hardy settlers who coaxed life from this fertile ground, their legacy sustained by the rhythm of planting and harvest. The local economy remains deeply rooted in agriculture, a continuous cycle of wheat, corn, and soybeans that defines the seasons and the livelihoods of its people. While the broader economic landscape has shifted over time, the enduring spirit of self-reliance and neighborly support is a hallmark of Greenwood Colony, a quiet strength that has seen it through boom and bust. Occasionally, the hum of machinery in the fields or the distant lowing of cattle breaks the pervasive stillness, a reminder of the enduring connection between the land and the lives it supports.
Live animated radar for Greenwood Colony 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 | Greenwood Colony, Douglas County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.213324°N, 98.151186°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57330 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Greenwood Colony, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greenwood Colony, 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 Greenwood Colony includes coordinates 43.213324°N, 98.151186°W, situated in Douglas County. ZIP code 57330. 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.
