Milltown, South Dakota Weather
Milltown, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Milltown, Hutchinson County.
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About Milltown, South Dakota
Milltown sprawls across a gentle swell of land, where the rich, dark earth of the prairie breathes under a sky that feels impossibly vast. It lies 55.9 miles west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 261°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east of Parkston. The horizon here is a clean, unwavering line, broken only by the occasional silhouette of a windbreak of cottonwoods or the distant gleam of water. Farmsteads, their red roofs stark against the ochre and emerald of cultivated fields, dot the landscape like scattered embers, each a small nucleus of human endeavor against the immensity of the plains. The air, particularly in the twilight hours, carries a dry, clean scent of sun-baked soil and ripening crops, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land's tireless generosity. The history of Milltown is inextricably linked to the fertile soil and the steady, if sometimes capricious, flow of the nearby James River, a ribbon of silver that nourishes the surrounding agricultural heartland. For generations, the economy of Milltown has been shaped by the bounty of its fields, wheat and corn standing tall in the summer sun, their golden heads nodding in the prairie breeze. While the roar of heavy machinery is a constant hum during harvest, the pace of life in Milltown itself retains a quiet deliberation, a reflection of the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people. The town’s character is etched in the sturdy brick of its older buildings and the welcoming smiles of those who call this wide-open place home.
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| Location | Milltown, Hutchinson County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.423596°N, 97.801734°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57366 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Milltown, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Milltown, 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 Milltown includes coordinates 43.423596°N, 97.801734°W, situated in Hutchinson County. ZIP code 57366. 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.
