Oahe Acres, South Dakota Weather
Oahe Acres, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oahe Acres, Hughes County.
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About Oahe Acres, South Dakota
Oahe Acres unfolds across a landscape shaped by the vast, benevolent hand of the Missouri River, a presence felt in the wide horizons and the occasional, subtle dip of the terrain. It lies 114.1 miles south-west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 233°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north of Pierre. The land here is a study in subtle resilience, a prairie that has learned to yield its bounty without complaint, its grasses whispering secrets to the wind that sweeps unimpeded across the open country. The sky, an immense canvas of ever-shifting blues and grays, often hangs heavy with the promise of distant rain or burns with a fierce, untamed sunlight that bleaches the soil to a pale gold. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sage, a constant reminder of the elements that govern life in this part of South Dakota. The story of Oahe Acres is intrinsically linked to the monumental Army Corps of Engineers project that dammed the Missouri, creating Lake Oahe, a vast inland sea that redefined the region's geography and economy. This colossal undertaking, completed in the mid-20th century, brought both disruption and opportunity, transforming the river's wild flow into a source of power and recreation. The local economy, once primarily agrarian, now finds a significant pillar in the tourism and services that cater to those drawn by the lake's allure, from anglers seeking the legendary walleye to families seeking respite by its shores. The echoes of homesteading and the vast agricultural heritage of the surrounding plains remain, however, a quiet hum beneath the modern pulse of Oahe Acres, a place where the enduring spirit of the prairie meets the expansive waters.
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| Location | Oahe Acres, Hughes County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.4648°N, 100.3449°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57501 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oahe Acres, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oahe Acres, 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 Oahe Acres includes coordinates 44.464800°N, 100.344900°W, situated in Hughes County. ZIP code 57501. 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.
