Irene, South Dakota Weather
Irene, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Irene, Yankton County.
Full aviation weather for Irene is published on the Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN) page, 26 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 Irene 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 Irene: Harold Davidson Field (KVMR) 40 km · Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (K0B4) 54 km · Canton Municipal Airport (K7G9) 54 km
Conditions reported at KYKN describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Irene specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Irene.
About Irene, South Dakota
Irene rests under a sky that stretches, immense and ever-changing, across the broad prairie. It lies 39.7 miles south-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 216°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-south-west of Viborg. The land here is a study in subtle slopes, a gentle rolling terrain that falls away into wide, open fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks whispering secrets to the wind. In the distance, the horizon is a clean, sharp line, broken only by the occasional silhouette of a lone farmhouse or a cluster of wind turbines, their blades slicing through the vast blue. The air, especially in the quiet hours of early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, tinged with the dust of the fields and the sweet fragrance of ripening crops. The light itself seems to possess a unique quality, a soft, golden luminescence that bathes the landscape in a warm, almost tangible glow as the sun begins its descent. The story of Irene is one of resilience and the enduring spirit of the prairie farmer. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, a rhythm deeply ingrained in the soil and the lives of its inhabitants. The local economy, like so many in this part of South Dakota, is intrinsically tied to agriculture, with generations of families working the land, coaxing sustenance from the rich, dark earth. The legacy of those who first settled here, seeking opportunity and a new beginning, is evident in the sturdy, well-maintained buildings that form the heart of Irene. While not a bustling metropolis, Irene possesses a quiet character, a sense of community that thrives on shared experience and a deep connection to the land that sustains it.
Live animated radar for Irene 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Irene, Yankton County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.083047°N, 97.160608°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57037 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Irene, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Irene, 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 Irene includes coordinates 43.083047°N, 97.160608°W, situated in Yankton County. ZIP code 57037. 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.
