Henry, South Dakota Weather
Henry, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Henry, Codington County.
Full aviation weather for Henry is published on the Clark County Airport (K8D7) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Henry 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 Henry: Watertown Regional Airport (KATY) 25 km · The Sigurd Anderson Airport (K1D7) 46 km · Wilder Airport (K6E5) 50 km
Conditions reported at K8D7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Henry specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Henry.
About Henry, South Dakota
Henry exhales a quiet breath across the South Dakota prairie, a scattering of buildings that seem to have risen organically from the rich, dark earth. It lies 64.2 miles south-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 129°T), and is situated 17.3 miles west of Watertown. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, a vast canvas of undulating fields that stretch toward horizons softened by the immense sky, where clouds gather and disperse with an unhurried grandeur. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a whisper of dry grasses and the distant scent of loam, a fragrance that speaks of the deep, fertile soil that defines this place. Even the shadows cast by the low-slung buildings seem to possess a certain luminescence, a gentle glow that hints at the endless daylight of prairie summers. The story of Henry is one of sustenance, its lifeblood drawn from the endless bounty of the surrounding agricultural landscape. For generations, the rhythm of life in Henry has been dictated by the planting and harvesting seasons, a testament to the enduring power of the land. The local economy, rooted deeply in grain and livestock, has weathered its share of storms, both meteorological and economic, yet the spirit of resilience remains. While grand monuments are absent, the true landmarks are the grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, and the sturdy farmhouses that dot the countryside, each a small nucleus of family and labor, contributing to the quiet hum of this agricultural heartland.
Live animated radar for Henry 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 | Henry, Codington County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.877186°N, 97.46647°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57243 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Henry, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Henry, 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 Henry includes coordinates 44.877186°N, 97.466470°W, situated in Codington County. ZIP code 57243. 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.
