Kenel, South Dakota Weather
Kenel, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kenel, Corson County.
Full aviation weather for Kenel is published on the Standing Rock Airport (KY27) page, 27 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. 3 airfields within reach of Kenel 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 Kenel: Mobridge Municipal Airport (KMBG) 35 km · Linton Municipal Airport (K7L2) 43 km
Conditions reported at KY27 describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kenel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kenel.
About Kenel, South Dakota
Kenel lies spread beneath a vast South Dakota sky, a collection of buildings clinging to the undulating prairie where horizons stretch and blur into the hazy blue. It lies 67.4 miles south-south-east of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 167°T), and is situated 17.1 miles east of McLaughlin. The land here is a study in subtle greens and ochres, rippled by the wind and punctuated by the stoic shapes of cottonwood trees lining the infrequent creeks. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent, tinged with the dry perfume of grasses and the distant promise of rain. In the quietude of evening, the light softens, painting the western sky in hues of rose and lavender, a painterly benediction over the open country. Once, this stretch of land pulsed with the promise of agriculture, its soil a fertile canvas for wheat and corn, the lifeblood of Kenel and its scattered neighbors. The rhythm of the seasons dictated the pace of life, marked by the planting and the harvest, the coming and going of cattle drives that once traversed these plains. Though the grand scale of those early agricultural enterprises has shifted, the spirit of resilience endures. The local economy, while less boisterous than in boomtown days, still finds its footing in the enduring connection to the land, in the quiet hum of machinery during planting season and the satisfying weight of a successful yield. Here, the past is not a relic, but a foundation, a quiet whisper in the rustling grass, reminding all who pass through of the enduring spirit of this place.
Live animated radar for Kenel 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 | Kenel, Corson County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.85833°N, 100.459852°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57642 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kenel, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kenel, 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 Kenel includes coordinates 45.858330°N, 100.459852°W, situated in Corson County. ZIP code 57642. Telephone area code: 605. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
