Kennebec, South Dakota Weather
Kennebec, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kennebec, Lyman County.
Full aviation weather for Kennebec is published on the Chamberlain Municipal Airport (K9V9) page, 46 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. 2 airfields within reach of Kennebec 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 Kennebec: Winner Regional Airport (KICR) 57 km
Conditions reported at K9V9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 46 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kennebec specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kennebec.
About Kennebec, South Dakota
Kennebec, South Dakota, unfolds across a landscape of subtle swells and broad horizons, where the earth exhales a scent of sun-baked soil and prairie grasses. It lies 127.3 miles south-south-west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 213°T), and is situated 18.5 miles south-west of Lower Brule. The sky here is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, often brushed with the soft, dusty hues of an approaching storm or the sharp, crystalline blue of a clear afternoon. The land itself possesses a quiet resilience, a gentle topography that speaks of wind and rain shaping its character over millennia. In the lingering light of evening, the fields seem to deepen in color, the distant fence lines becoming soft, dark threads against the fading gold. The story of Kennebec is one of tenacious settlement and agricultural endeavor, a legacy etched into the very grain of the surrounding countryside. For generations, the economy has been tethered to the land, with wheat and cattle forming the backbone of its livelihood. This is a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the harvest, fostering a deep sense of self-reliance and community interdependence. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed life from this fertile, yet demanding, prairie soil is a palpable presence, a quiet testament to their enduring strength.
Live animated radar for Kennebec 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 | Kennebec, Lyman County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.903602°N, 99.861783°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57544 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kennebec, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kennebec, 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 Kennebec includes coordinates 43.903602°N, 99.861783°W, situated in Lyman County. ZIP code 57544. 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.
