Hitchcock, South Dakota Weather
Hitchcock, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hitchcock, Beadle County.
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About Hitchcock, South Dakota
Hitchcock unfolds across a vast expanse of South Dakota prairie, where the land rolls out like an endless, sun-bleached canvas under a sky that seems to hold more stars than anywhere else on earth. It lies 57.8 miles south of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 176°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south-south-east of Redfield. The horizon is a clean, sharp line, broken only by the occasional grain silo, a sentinel against the relentless wind, and the low-slung buildings of the town itself. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out in geometric precision, their green a vibrant, almost electric hue against the dry earth, especially in the late afternoon light when the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, theatrical shadows that give the flat land a surprising depth. The air here carries the scent of tilled soil and distant rain, a clean, earthy perfume that speaks of resilience and the constant, quiet work of the land. The story of Hitchcock is etched in the very soil, a testament to the grit of those who first broke this ground for agriculture, the bedrock of its local economy. This is a place where life moves to the steady rhythm of the seasons, dictated by planting and harvest, by the coming and going of the harsh prairie winters and the brief, glorious summers. While no grand monuments mark its history, the simple, sturdy architecture of its homes and businesses tells a tale of pragmatic endurance, of families who built their lives here with calloused hands and unwavering resolve. The quiet hum of pickup trucks on the main street, the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors, these are the markers of Hitchcock's enduring character, a quiet strength that has weathered the storms and continues to bloom under the wide-open sky.
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| Location | Hitchcock, Beadle County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.629702°N, 98.409538°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57348 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hitchcock, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hitchcock, 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 Hitchcock includes coordinates 44.629702°N, 98.409538°W, situated in Beadle County. ZIP code 57348. 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.
