Redfield, South Dakota Weather
Redfield, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Redfield, Spink County.
Full aviation weather for Redfield is published on the Miller Municipal Airport (KMKA) page, 52 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 Redfield 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 Redfield: Huron Regional Airport (KHON) 59 km
Conditions reported at KMKA describe the airfield itself. Weather 52 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Redfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Redfield.
About Redfield, South Dakota
Redfield unfolds upon the South Dakota prairie, a broad expanse where the sky seems to press down with an almost tangible presence. It lies 40.7 miles south of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 182°T), and is situated 38.4 miles north-north-west of Huron. The land here rolls gently, not in dramatic swells, but in a continuous, subtle undulation that hints at ancient glacial movements, now softened by the patient work of wind and rain. Fields of grain, in their seasonal transformations of emerald, gold, and ochre, stretch to horizons so vast they can swallow a distant hawk. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, mingled with the faint, sweet perfume of sun-baked earth and the distant musk of cattle. In the quietude of dawn, before the sun fully asserts its dominion, the light spills across these open spaces with a pearlescent quality, a soft luminescence that seems to imbue the very landscape with a hushed reverence. The story of Redfield is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland of the American Midwest, its early days shaped by the promise of fertile soil and the tireless spirit of its pioneers. For generations, the economy has pulsed with the rhythm of planting and harvest, the rich earth yielding its bounty to feed a nation. The presence of the James River, a quiet artery winding through the broader landscape, once offered a vital water source and a pathway for early settlement, a subtle but enduring testament to nature's influence. While agriculture remains its steadfast foundation, Redfield has also cultivated a distinctive character, a quiet resilience forged in the face of isolation and the sometimes-harsh beauty of the prairie. The town breathes with a steady, unhurried cadence, a place where neighborly bonds are forged not out of necessity alone, but from a shared understanding of this particular corner of the world.
Live animated radar for Redfield 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 | Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.87581°N, 98.518706°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57469 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Redfield, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Redfield, 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 Redfield includes coordinates 44.875810°N, 98.518706°W, situated in Spink County. ZIP code 57469. 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.
