Wentworth, South Dakota Weather
Wentworth, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wentworth, Lake County.
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About Wentworth, South Dakota
Wentworth rests on a gentle swell of prairie land, a place where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels impossibly vast, especially as dusk bleeds across it in hues of rose and lavender. It lies 33.6 miles north-north-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 337°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Madison. The land here is a patchwork of cultivated fields, the rich, dark soil yielding crops that ripple in the breeze like a living sea under the immense, open sky. Ancient windbreaks, stoic lines of trees, stand sentinel against the plains' relentless breath, their branches whispering secrets to the passing clouds. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the earthy perfume of tilled fields and the faintest hint of distant livestock, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at Wentworth's core. The history of Wentworth is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet endurance of its people and the fertile land they've worked for generations. Established as a railroad town, its fortunes were once tied to the iron horse and the grain elevators that dotted the landscape, silent sentinels of a bygone era. Today, the local economy remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with soybeans and corn forming the backbone of its prosperity, their growth a testament to the region's abundant sunshine and reliable rainfall. While no grand universities or famous figures claim direct lineage here, Wentworth offers a distinct sense of place, a community where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and where the simple act of watching the sun dip below the endless prairie horizon can feel like a profound revelation.
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| Location | Wentworth, Lake County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.997195°N, 96.964224°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57075 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wentworth, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wentworth, 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 Wentworth includes coordinates 43.997195°N, 96.964224°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 57075. 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.
