Hazel, South Dakota Weather
Hazel, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hazel, Hamlin County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hazel.
About Hazel, South Dakota
Hazel is a whisper of a place on the vast South Dakota prairie, where the land stretches out like an unblemished canvas under an immense sky. It lies 72.7 miles south-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 132°T), and is situated 16.2 miles south-west of Watertown. The terrain here rolls with a subtle, almost imperceptible grace, the fields of corn and soybeans a plush, green carpet in summer, turning to gold and russet as autumn approaches. The air, when it’s not biting with winter’s chill or humming with the drone of cicadas in August, often carries a clean, earthy scent, a perfume of turned soil and distant rain. Sunsets here are not shy; they bleed across the horizon in hues of apricot and rose, a daily spectacle that paints the sky with a boldness that mirrors the wide-open land. The story of Hazel is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring cycle of the land. This is a place born of the plow and the prairie wind, its economy tethered to the bounty of the earth, to grains and livestock that have sustained generations. You can feel the echoes of homesteaders in the way the houses are spaced, each with its own patch of sky, and in the sturdy, no-nonsense character of the folks who call Hazel home. While there are no bustling avenues or famous gathering spots, there is a deep sense of community, a shared understanding forged by long winters and the simple, honest work of making a living from this rich, challenging soil.
Live animated radar for Hazel and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Hazel, Hamlin County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.759687°N, 97.379524°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57242 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hazel, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hazel, 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 Hazel includes coordinates 44.759687°N, 97.379524°W, situated in Hamlin County. ZIP code 57242. 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.
