Olivet, South Dakota Weather
Olivet, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Olivet, Hutchinson County.
Full aviation weather for Olivet is published on the Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN) page, 43 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. 2 airfields within reach of Olivet 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 Olivet: Wagner Municipal Airport (KAGZ) 54 km
Conditions reported at KYKN describe the airfield itself. Weather 43 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Olivet specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Olivet.
About Olivet, South Dakota
Olivet unfolds across a landscape of rolling, sun-baked prairie, where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast blue canvas brushed with the fleeting white of clouds. It lies 53.4 miles west-south-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 247°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-north-east of Scotland. The land here is a study in muted greens and golden browns, vast fields of grain rippling like liquid under the persistent prairie wind, hinting at the deep, fertile soil that defines this place. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, earthy scent, a perfume of sun-warmed dust and distant hay, and the occasional hawk circles lazily overhead, a sentinel against the immensity of the open sky. The houses of Olivet are scattered, some clustered in a quiet village center, others standing as solitary sentinels on the horizon, their windows reflecting the immense, ever-changing light of the South Dakota plains. The story of Olivet is one of hardy settlers drawn to the promise of this fertile land, their dreams etched into the very grain of the soil. The local economy has long been tied to the bounty of agriculture, with the rhythmic pulse of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life for generations. Churches, often built with stout hands and unwavering faith, stand as quiet landmarks, their steeples reaching towards the heavens, a testament to the enduring spiritual heart of the community. While the grand pronouncements of history might pass Olivet by, its distinctiveness lies in the quiet resilience of its people, the enduring spirit of a place where the land itself is the primary narrator, its stories whispered on the wind that sweeps across these vast, open spaces.
Live animated radar for Olivet 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.
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| Location | Olivet, Hutchinson County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.240824°N, 97.675345°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57052 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Olivet, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Olivet, 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 Olivet includes coordinates 43.240824°N, 97.675345°W, situated in Hutchinson County. ZIP code 57052. 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.
