Tea, South Dakota Weather
Tea, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Tea, Lincoln County.
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About Tea, South Dakota
Tea, South Dakota, unfolds across a landscape that breathes with the wide, open spirit of the Great Plains. It lies 9.9 miles south-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 224°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west of Harrisburg. Gentle swells of land, cloaked in the muted greens and golds of agricultural bounty, stretch toward horizons so vast they seem to pull the sky down closer. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent, especially in the quietude of dawn, a subtle perfume of sun-baked earth and distant, ripening crops. In summer, the light hangs heavy and golden for hours, painting the scattered farmsteads and the unassuming streets of Tea with a languid, luminous glow. The terrain, though subtle in its undulations, holds a certain steadfastness, a quiet strength that speaks of enduring seasons and the patient work of generations. The history of Tea is intrinsically tied to the rich agricultural heritage of Lincoln County, a story of settlers who coaxed life from the fertile soil. While no grand pronouncements mark its founding, its growth is a testament to the steady influx of families drawn by the promise of land and a life built on hard work. The local economy, much like the land itself, remains rooted in agriculture, with fields of corn and soybeans rippling in the breeze, a constant reminder of the enduring partnership between man and nature. Yet, Tea has also become a place where modern life finds its footing, a community that balances its pastoral soul with the conveniences of the present, fostering a character that is both grounded in tradition and forward-looking.
Live animated radar for Tea and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Tea, Lincoln County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.446367°N, 96.835885°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57064, 57106 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tea, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tea, South Dakota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Tea includes coordinates 43.446367°N, 96.835885°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 57064, 57106. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
