Hillcrest Colony, South Dakota Weather
Hillcrest Colony, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hillcrest Colony, Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Hillcrest Colony is published on the Clark County Airport (K8D7) page, 7 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 Hillcrest Colony 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 Hillcrest Colony: The Sigurd Anderson Airport (K1D7) 40 km · Watertown Regional Airport (KATY) 41 km · Wilder Airport (K6E5) 58 km
Conditions reported at K8D7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hillcrest Colony specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hillcrest Colony.
About Hillcrest Colony, South Dakota
Hillcrest Colony lies under a wide, often brilliant sky, where the land itself seems to sigh in gentle swells of prairie grass. It lies 53.5 miles south-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 132°T), and is situated 5.7 miles north-north-east of Clark. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a rolling expanse that catches the sun in broad, golden swathes and pools shadow in the hollows as evening approaches. Few trees interrupt the horizon, save for determined clusters around farmsteads, their silhouettes stark against the vastness. The air carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the earthy fragrance of turned soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening grain. It is a place where the wind is a constant companion, a restless spirit that whispers through the tall grasses and skims across the open fields, shaping the very character of the land. The history of Hillcrest Colony is intrinsically tied to the agricultural bounty of this region, a testament to the perseverance of those who first broke this ground. For generations, the economy has been rooted in the cultivation of crops, the steady rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. While no grand monuments mark its past, the sturdy farmhouses and weathered barns scattered across the landscape speak of enduring labor and quiet resilience. This is a place where the land provides, and where that provision shapes the close-knit, practical nature of its inhabitants, their lives a simple, honest unfolding against the backdrop of the seasons.
Live animated radar for Hillcrest 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 | Hillcrest Colony, Clark County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.946242°N, 97.669873°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57236 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillcrest Colony, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest Colony includes coordinates 44.946242°N, 97.669873°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 57236. 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.
