Raymond, South Dakota Weather
Raymond, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Raymond, Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Raymond is published on the Clark County Airport (K8D7) page, 18 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 Raymond 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 Raymond: The Sigurd Anderson Airport (K1D7) 54 km
Conditions reported at K8D7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Raymond specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Raymond.
About Raymond, South Dakota
Raymond lies where the prairie begins to roll, a landscape painted in broad strokes of gold and green under an immense sky. It lies 46.5 miles south-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 145°T), and is situated 10.4 miles west-north-west of Clark. The land here breathes an open, unvarnished beauty, the fields stretching out like a rumpled quilt under the vast South Dakota heavens. In the quiet of the day, the air carries the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant hum of machinery, a gentle reminder of the life that pulses across these wide-open spaces. Sunlight spills across the terrain in long, buttery shafts, especially in the late afternoon, softening the edges of the farmsteads that dot the horizon and lending a luminous quality to the dust motes dancing in the air. The story of Raymond is etched into the very grain of this agricultural heartland, a place built by the enduring spirit of those who coaxed sustenance from the rich, dark earth. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing sentinel, their silhouettes sharp against the sky, a testament to the harvest. While no grand monuments rise, the quiet dignity of the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes speak of a people who understand the value of hard work and community. The rhythm of life in Raymond is measured by the seasons and the planting cycles, a steady, dependable beat that has echoed through the years, connecting present generations to the pioneers who first sought their fortune on this vast, fertile prairie.
Live animated radar for Raymond 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 | Raymond, Clark County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.912467°N, 97.938978°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57258 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Raymond, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raymond, 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 Raymond includes coordinates 44.912467°N, 97.938978°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 57258. 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.
