Midland, South Dakota Weather
Midland, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Midland, Haakon County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Midland.
About Midland, South Dakota
Midland sits on the wide-open plains, a scatter of buildings under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a vast canvas where clouds drift like forgotten thoughts. It lies 103.0 miles east of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 90°T), and is situated 25.4 miles west-north-west of Murdo. The land here is a study in muted tones – dry grasses whispering secrets to the wind, the occasional hardy shrub clinging to existence, and the distant, hazy outline of low, rolling hills that mark the horizon. Dust, fine as powdered ochre, coats everything, a constant reminder of the earth’s dry embrace. In the late afternoon, the sun bleeds across the west, casting long, attenuated shadows that give the sparse landscape a stark, almost mournful beauty, and the air itself feels thin and clean, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and distant, unseen cattle. This is a place shaped by the stubbornness of pioneers and the relentless cycle of the seasons, a community whose lifeblood has long been tied to the land’s bounty, primarily cattle ranching and agriculture. The railroad once played a crucial role, a silver ribbon connecting Midland to the wider world, though its rumble is now a quieter echo. The few businesses that remain, often with weathered facades and screen doors that slap shut with a familiar rhythm, serve the needs of a population accustomed to self-reliance and a pace of life dictated by daylight and the needs of the livestock. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but in the quiet resilience of its people and the enduring, elemental character of the prairie, Midland possesses a distinct and unvarnished charm.
Live animated radar for Midland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Midland, Haakon County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.071654°N, 101.155418°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57552 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Midland, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midland, 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 Midland includes coordinates 44.071654°N, 101.155418°W, situated in Haakon County. ZIP code 57552. 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. 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.
