Herrick, South Dakota Weather
Herrick, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Herrick, Gregory County.
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About Herrick, South Dakota
Herrick lies on a broad expanse of South Dakota prairie, where the land rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible grace beneath an enormous sky. It lies 117.3 miles north-west of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 310°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-east of Burke. The horizon is a clean, unwavering line, broken only by the occasional silhouette of a distant farmhouse or a windbreak of cottonwoods. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, seems to absorb the light, holding it long after the sun has dipped below the western rim, casting a soft, amber glow that lingers like a held breath. In the stillness, the whisper of the wind across the grasses becomes a constant, subtle companion, a sound that carries the scent of dry earth and the promise of distant rain. Originally settled by homesteaders drawn to the fertile ground, Herrick’s history is intrinsically tied to the agricultural cycles of the Great Plains. Wheat, corn, and soybeans have long been the backbone of its economy, the fields stretching out like a patchwork quilt under the vast, open sky. The town itself retains a quiet dignity, a collection of sturdy buildings that have weathered the seasons and the passing years. Life in Herrick moves to a different cadence, one dictated by the sun and the soil, where community ties are as strong and enduring as the prairie grass that carpets the surrounding landscape.
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| Location | Herrick, Gregory County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.114999°N, 99.187875°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57538 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Herrick, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Herrick, 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 Herrick includes coordinates 43.114999°N, 99.187875°W, situated in Gregory County. ZIP code 57538. 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.
