Hayti, South Dakota Weather
Hayti, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hayti, Hamlin County.
Full aviation weather for Hayti is published on the Watertown Regional Airport (KATY) page, 29 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. 5 airfields within reach of Hayti 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 Hayti: Arlington Municipal Airport (K3A9) 30 km · Wilder Airport (K6E5) 38 km · Clark County Airport (K8D7) 48 km · Brookings Regional Airport (KBKX) 50 km
Conditions reported at KATY describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hayti specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hayti.
About Hayti, South Dakota
Hayti sits on the broad, rolling prairie of eastern South Dakota, a landscape defined by immense skies and the deep, fertile soil that yields its bounty. It lies 80.5 miles north-north-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 342°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north of Lake Norden. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons so vast they seem to curve with the earth itself. In the heat of a summer afternoon, the air shimmers with a palpable stillness, broken only by the hum of distant machinery or the sudden, startling call of a meadowlark. The light, particularly as it softens toward dusk, casts long, painterly shadows across the land, giving the cultivated fields a rich, almost velvet texture. The character of Hayti is deeply intertwined with the agricultural rhythms of Hamlin County, a place built on the enduring strength of its farming heritage. For generations, this land has sustained families through the planting and harvest, a cycle that shapes the quiet pace of life here. The local economy, though modest, is a testament to the resilience and resourcefulness of its inhabitants, who have adapted to the shifting tides of agriculture and rural living. While no grand monuments mark its presence, the true landmarks of Hayti are the weathered grain elevators that punctuate the skyline, silent sentinels of the region's enduring connection to the earth.
Live animated radar for Hayti 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 | Hayti, Hamlin County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.657187°N, 97.205073°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57241 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hayti, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hayti, 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 Hayti includes coordinates 44.657187°N, 97.205073°W, situated in Hamlin County. ZIP code 57241. 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.
