Howard, South Dakota Weather
Howard, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Howard, Miner County.
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About Howard, South Dakota
Howard rests on a wide prairie, where the land stretches out in an unbroken expanse under a vast, often luminous sky. It lies 52.1 miles north-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 308°T), and is situated 17.1 miles west-south-west of Ramona. The terrain here is subtly shaped, not by dramatic peaks or valleys, but by the slow, patient work of wind and water, creating shallow depressions and gentle rises that catch the light in ever-shifting patterns. In the spring, the grasses are a vibrant green, a stark contrast to the pale, sun-baked earth of late summer. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the faint, sweet aroma of distant alfalfa fields, and the sheer openness of Howard imparts a sense of profound quietude, broken only by the rustle of wind through dry stalks or the distant rumble of a passing train. The history of Howard is deeply entwined with the agricultural promise of this prairie land. Its founding was spurred by the arrival of settlers drawn to the fertile soil, and for generations, farming has been the bedrock of its economy. Fields of corn and soybeans ripple across the landscape, their neat rows a testament to human endeavor against the wilder tendencies of nature. The local grain elevator stands as a silent sentinel, a monument to the cycles of planting and harvest that define life in Howard. While modern machinery has transformed the labor, the fundamental connection to the land persists, shaping the character of its people and the unhurried rhythm of daily life, a quiet continuity felt in the shared acknowledgments between neighbors and the enduring presence of the prairie’s own timeless grandeur.
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| Location | Howard, Miner County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.010807°N, 97.526736°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57349 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Howard, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Howard, 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 Howard includes coordinates 44.010807°N, 97.526736°W, situated in Miner County. ZIP code 57349. 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.
