Shamrock Colony, South Dakota Weather
Shamrock Colony, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shamrock Colony, Beadle County.
Full aviation weather for Shamrock Colony is published on the Huron Regional Airport (KHON) page, 34 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 Shamrock Colony 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 Shamrock Colony: Clark County Airport (K8D7) 36 km · Wilder Airport (K6E5) 38 km
Conditions reported at KHON describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shamrock Colony specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shamrock Colony.
About Shamrock Colony, South Dakota
Shamrock Colony rests under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a vast, pale blue canvas often brushed with the softest strokes of cloud. It lies 63.8 miles south-south-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 156°T), and is situated 21.8 miles north-east of Huron. The land here is a gentle swell, a subtle rise and fall of prairie that meets the horizon in a clean, unwavering line. Long grasses, the color of sun-bleached wheat and dried hay, wave in the persistent wind, their rustling a constant, quiet murmur. In the distance, the shapes of farm buildings, simple and sturdy, appear like scattered pebbles against the immense backdrop. Sunlight spills across the fields, sometimes a sharp, bright glare, at other times a diffused, golden haze that softens the edges of the world. The history of Shamrock Colony is a story told in the slow turning of seasons and the resilience of those who chose this open country. It was a place settled by those seeking the promise of fertile soil, their hopes sown alongside the first seeds of grain. The local economy, deeply rooted in agriculture, still thrives on the bounty of the land, with fields of corn and soybeans dominating the landscape. You can feel the echoes of generations who worked this earth, their presence a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but a profound sense of belonging to the soil, a quiet dignity in the persistent rhythm of planting and harvest that defines Shamrock Colony.
Live animated radar for Shamrock Colony 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 | Shamrock Colony, Beadle County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.620196°N, 97.956741°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57322 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shamrock Colony, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shamrock Colony, 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 Shamrock Colony includes coordinates 44.620196°N, 97.956741°W, situated in Beadle County. ZIP code 57322. 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.
