Oldham, South Dakota Weather
Oldham, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oldham, Kingsbury County.
Full aviation weather for Oldham is published on the Arlington Municipal Airport (K3A9) page, 24 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. 4 airfields within reach of Oldham 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 Oldham: Madison Municipal Airport (KMDS) 29 km · Wilder Airport (K6E5) 30 km · Brookings Regional Airport (KBKX) 40 km
Conditions reported at K3A9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oldham specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oldham.
About Oldham, South Dakota
Oldham rests on a broad expanse of South Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches into an endless, pale blue canvas. It lies 55.7 miles north-north-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 327°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-north-west of Ramona. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rolling punctuated by the occasional rise that hints at ancient geological forces. Fields of wheat and corn, in their seasons, paint broad strokes of gold and emerald across the landscape, their textures shifting with the wind. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, especially after a rain, a fragrance of turned earth and growing things. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, slanted shadows that deepen the subtle undulations of the fields, lending a quiet majesty to the seemingly flat terrain. The story of Oldham is one tied to the earth and the resilience of those who have worked it. Established by homesteaders seeking fertile ground and the promise of a new life, its economy has long been rooted in agriculture. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life here, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the wide sky, testament to the bounty of the land. While the agricultural roots remain strong, a quiet sense of community pervades Oldham, a shared understanding born from facing the elements together. Local businesses, often family-run, provide the daily necessities, their windows reflecting the slow procession of pickup trucks and the occasional passing car, a quiet hum of existence on the prairie.
Live animated radar for Oldham 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 | Oldham, Kingsbury County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.227471°N, 97.307846°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57051 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oldham, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oldham, 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 Oldham includes coordinates 44.227471°N, 97.307846°W, situated in Kingsbury County. ZIP code 57051. 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.
