Wakpala, South Dakota Weather
Wakpala, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wakpala, Corson County.
Full aviation weather for Wakpala is published on the Mobridge Municipal Airport (KMBG) page, 16 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 Wakpala 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 Wakpala: Standing Rock Airport (KY27) 46 km
Conditions reported at KMBG describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wakpala specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wakpala.
About Wakpala, South Dakota
Wakpala unfolds across a landscape sculpted by wind and water, a place where the Missouri River's vastness still whispers secrets to the prairie grasses. It lies 80.4 miles south of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 171°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-north-west of Mobridge. The terrain here rolls with a gentle, yet persistent, undulation, the earth a rich, ochre hue under a sky that stretches from horizon to horizon, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of an approaching storm. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a pale, almost translucent green, cluster in sheltered draws, offering a sparse, welcome shade against the relentless sun. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, dry scent, a hint of distant sagebrush mingling with the fertile aroma of tilled earth. The history of Wakpala is deeply entwined with the Great Plains and the Indigenous peoples who first called this land home, their legacy a quiet undercurrent to the present day. Later settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, established farms and ranches, carving out a living from the land’s bounty. The local economy, while modest, is tethered to agriculture, with cattle grazing on the expansive pastures and fields of grain ripening under the prairie sun. The Missouri River, a powerful artery of the region, has always been central, shaping lives and livelihoods, and while its presence is felt, the immediate character of Wakpala is one of quiet resilience, a testament to enduring against the elements.
Live animated radar for Wakpala 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 | Wakpala, Corson County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.657219°N, 100.535136°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57658 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wakpala, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wakpala, 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 Wakpala includes coordinates 45.657219°N, 100.535136°W, situated in Corson County. ZIP code 57658. Telephone area code: 605. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
