Mayfield Colony, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mayfield Colony, Clark County.
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Mayfield Colony unfurls across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of the prairie, a vast canvas where the sky feels impossibly close. It lies 69.2 miles south-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 140°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-west of Bryant. The earth here, a rich, dark loam, rolls with a gentle, persistent swell, interrupted only by the shallow dips and rises that guide the eye towards horizons that seem to stretch into infinity. In the heat of a summer afternoon, the air itself hangs heavy and golden, shimmering with an almost visible stillness, broken only by the distant drone of an unseen tractor. The scattered farmsteads, painted in hues of white and faded barn red, are like punctuation marks against the endless green and gold of ripening grain fields, each one a solitary testament to human endeavor in this wide-open expanse. The story of Mayfield Colony is one of resilience and the deep-rooted agricultural spirit that defines this region. Settled by those seeking fertile ground and the promise of a life built from the earth, its economy has always been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land, primarily corn and soybeans, their stalks rustling secrets in the wind. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very persistence of these cultivated fields, stretching in neat, ordered rows, speaks of generations who have worked this soil. The quiet hum of life in Mayfield Colony is a testament to this enduring connection, a subtle yet powerful acknowledgment of the land's enduring influence.
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| Location | Mayfield Colony, Clark County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.695215°N, 97.577219°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57278 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mayfield Colony, 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 Mayfield Colony includes coordinates 44.695215°N, 97.577219°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 57278. 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.