Kaylor, South Dakota Weather
Kaylor, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kaylor, Hutchinson County.
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About Kaylor, South Dakota
Kaylor lies spread beneath a sky that seems impossibly vast, an expanse of pale blue that often deepens to a bruised indigo as evening approaches. It lies 62.4 miles west-south-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 247°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west-north-west of Scotland. The land itself is a study in patient horizontality, a sea of prairie grass rippling in the wind like a living thing, punctuated by the sturdy, low-slung shapes of farm buildings. Here and there, a lone cottonwood tree, its leaves a bright, almost defiant green against the muted earth tones, offers a solitary sentinel. The air carries the clean, dry scent of sun-baked soil and distant hayfields, and in the quiet moments, one can almost hear the slow, deliberate turning of the earth itself. The character of Kaylor is one of quiet resilience, a place where life unfolds with a measured grace, attuned to the subtle shifts of the seasons and the predictable arc of the sun. The history of Kaylor is as deeply rooted in the soil as the crops that sustain it, a narrative shaped by the pioneers who sought fertile ground and the enduring spirit of agricultural endeavor. This is a landscape that has been worked and cultivated for generations, its economy intrinsically tied to the bounty of the plains, primarily through the cultivation of corn and soybeans. The fertile earth, carved by ancient geological forces into gentle swells, has provided a livelihood for families whose names have become as familiar as the winding roads that connect the scattered homesteads. While Kaylor itself might not boast grand monuments, its true landmarks are the grain elevators that punctuate the horizon, silent testaments to the region's agricultural heartbeat, and the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses that stand as enduring symbols of perseverance against the elements.
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| Location | Kaylor, Hutchinson County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.188047°N, 97.83868°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57354 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kaylor, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kaylor, 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 Kaylor includes coordinates 43.188047°N, 97.838680°W, situated in Hutchinson County. ZIP code 57354. 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.
