Selby, South Dakota Weather
Selby, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Selby, Walworth County.
Full aviation weather for Selby is published on the Mobridge Municipal Airport (KMBG) page, 30 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. 3 airfields within reach of Selby 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 Selby: Eureka Municipal Airport (K3W8) 44 km · Gettysburg Municipal Airport (K0D8) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMBG describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Selby specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Selby.
About Selby, South Dakota
Selby unfolds across the wide, embracing sweep of the South Dakota prairie, a place where the horizon feels like a tangible presence. It lies 74.9 miles west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 273°T), and is situated 19.3 miles east of Mobridge. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of green and gold, a vast canvas painted by the seasons, broken only by the occasional cluster of farmsteads and the low, patient silhouette of grain elevators. The air, especially in the long, clear evenings, carries a faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and ripening wheat, a perfume of the plains that settles into your lungs. Even the wind, a constant companion, seems to whisper secrets of the open sky, a vast, unburdened expanse that stretches from edge to edge of vision, and under which Selby finds its quiet existence. The history of Selby is deeply entwined with the enduring legacy of agriculture that defines this region, a story written in the fertile soil and the resilience of its people. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of land and opportunity, established communities that have since become integral parts of the Walworth County landscape, their roots reaching back to a time when the railroad was the lifeblood of commerce. The local economy still largely revolves around the bounty of the land, with farming and ranching forming the bedrock of its prosperity, though the quiet hum of small businesses provides the daily rhythm for Selby. Occasionally, a local celebration or a community gathering will stir a palpable sense of shared heritage, a gentle reminder of the generations who have called this prairie land home, their lives and labors contributing to the enduring character of Selby.
Live animated radar for Selby 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 | Selby, Walworth County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.506379°N, 100.032066°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57472 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Selby, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Selby, 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 Selby includes coordinates 45.506379°N, 100.032066°W, situated in Walworth County. ZIP code 57472. 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.
