Platte, South Dakota Weather
Platte, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Platte, Charles Mix County.
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About Platte, South Dakota
Platte lies under a sky that stretches wide and deep, a canvas of ever-shifting blues and grays over rolling prairie. It lies 108.1 miles west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 265°T), and is situated 22.1 miles north-west of Lake Andes. The land here is a gentle swell of earth, stitched with fields of corn and soybeans that, in the summer sun, gleam a vibrant green, and in the autumn, fade to hues of gold and russet. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a certain crispness, a clean scent of turned soil and distant rain. A quiet stillness often settles over Platte, broken only by the low drone of a passing truck or the distant call of a hawk circling high above. The history of Platte is tied to the rich agricultural heartland of South Dakota, a story built on the resilience of pioneers who saw potential in this fertile ground. The local economy, then as now, is deeply rooted in farming and ranching, a steady pulse that has sustained the community for generations. You can still feel the echoes of that founding spirit in the sturdy brick buildings downtown and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors. While no grand monuments mark its landscape, Platte possesses a distinctive character, a quiet strength born from its connection to the land and the enduring traditions of its people.
Live animated radar for Platte and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Platte, Charles Mix County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.38694°N, 98.84453°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57369 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Platte, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Platte, 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 Platte includes coordinates 43.386940°N, 98.844530°W, situated in Charles Mix County. ZIP code 57369. 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.
