Prairiewood Village, South Dakota Weather
Prairiewood Village, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Prairiewood Village, Brown County.
Full aviation weather for Prairiewood Village is published on the Aberdeen Regional Airport (KABR) page, 7 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 Prairiewood Village 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 Prairiewood Village: Groton Municipal Airport (K2E6) 26 km
Conditions reported at KABR describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Prairiewood Village specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Prairiewood Village.
About Prairiewood Village, South Dakota
Prairiewood Village unfolds across a landscape of wide, rolling plains, where the horizon stretches with an almost boundless generosity. It lies 4.5 miles north-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 44°T), and is situated 16.3 miles west-north-west of Groton. The earth here is a deep, rich loam, hinting at generations of cultivation, and the sky above is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often painted with the dramatic sweep of thunderheads or the soft, diffused light of a lingering sunset. Wind, a constant companion, whispers through the sparse stands of cottonwood and caragana that occasionally break the uniformity of the fields, carrying the scent of sun-baked grass and the distant murmur of agricultural machinery. The air itself feels clean and thin, possessing a crispness that sharpens the senses and lends a certain clarity to the broad vistas. The economic heartbeat of Prairiewood Village has long been tied to the fertile soil surrounding it, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence. Generations of families have worked this land, coaxing wheat, corn, and soybeans from its depths, their lives shaped by the predictable yet ever-surprising cycles of planting and harvest. While larger centers may draw the younger generations, Prairiewood Village retains a core of resilient spirit, evident in its well-maintained farmsteads and the quiet pride of its residents. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist traps, but rather a testament to endurance and the enduring connection between people and the land they call home. The simple, enduring beauty of the prairie, unadorned and profound, is the true distinction of Prairiewood Village.
Live animated radar for Prairiewood Village 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 | Prairiewood Village, Brown County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.51109°N, 98.42201°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57401 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prairiewood Village, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prairiewood Village, 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 Prairiewood Village includes coordinates 45.511090°N, 98.422010°W, situated in Brown County. ZIP code 57401. 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.
