St. Lawrence, South Dakota Weather
St. Lawrence, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for St. Lawrence, Hand County.
Full aviation weather for St. Lawrence is published on the Miller Municipal Airport (KMKA) page, 2 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 St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence: Huron Regional Airport (KHON) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMKA describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at St. Lawrence specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for St. Lawrence.
About St. Lawrence, South Dakota
St. Lawrence rests on a wide, sweeping prairie, a place where the earth seems to breathe deeply under an immense sky. It lies 69.0 miles south-south-west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 199°T), and is situated 2.5 miles east of Miller. The land here rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, broken by the occasional cluster of trees that offer a fleeting shadow against the sun-baked soil. In the distance, the horizon stretches into an endless expanse, a pale blue line where the heavens meet the land, a constant reminder of the vastness that surrounds this humble settlement. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of sun-warmed grasses and the distant promise of rain. The story of St. Lawrence is one of resilience and quiet persistence, tied intrinsically to the rich, dark earth that defines this part of Hand County. For generations, the economy here has pulsed with the rhythm of agriculture, the cultivation of wheat and corn dictating the ebb and flow of life. This is a place where the legacy of homesteaders is not just a memory but a palpable presence, felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the deep-rooted sense of community. Though small, St. Lawrence possesses a distinct character, a quiet strength born from its isolation and the enduring spirit of those who have chosen to make their home under these wide South Dakota skies.
Live animated radar for St. Lawrence 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 | St. Lawrence, Hand County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.517759°N, 98.937878°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57373 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. Lawrence, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. Lawrence, 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 St. Lawrence includes coordinates 44.517759°N, 98.937878°W, situated in Hand County. ZIP code 57373. 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.
