White Lake, South Dakota Weather
White Lake, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for White Lake, Aurora County.
Full aviation weather for White Lake is published on the Chamberlain Municipal Airport (K9V9) page, 49 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 White Lake 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 White Lake: Mitchell Municipal Airport (KMHE) 54 km
Conditions reported at K9V9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 49 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at White Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for White Lake.
About White Lake, South Dakota
White Lake lies as a shallow, sun-drenched basin in the rolling plains of Aurora County, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the land stretches out in a gentle, unbroken sweep. It lies 101.4 miles west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 278°T), and is situated 11.5 miles west of Plankinton. The waters themselves, reflecting the pale South Dakota blue, are often fringed by reeds that rustle like whispered secrets in the dry prairie breeze, and the surrounding terrain is a study in subtle contours, a soft undulation of grasses and low-lying vegetation that gives way to the cultivated squares of farmland. Here, the air itself seems to hold a particular stillness, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead, a stark beauty that can feel both immense and intimately familiar. The history of White Lake is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the region, a testament to the resilience of those who settled this land in pursuit of fertile ground. For generations, farming and ranching have defined the local economy, the rhythms of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. Evidence of this enduring connection can be seen in the sturdy, weathered farmhouses that dot the landscape and the grain elevators that stand like sentinels against the horizon. While the waters of White Lake itself might not be deep enough for extensive navigation, they offer a quiet refuge for local waterfowl and a serene backdrop for the unhurried days of the people who call White Lake home.
Live animated radar for White Lake 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 | White Lake, Aurora County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.730273°N, 98.7137°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57383 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This White Lake, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for White Lake, 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 White Lake includes coordinates 43.730273°N, 98.713700°W, situated in Aurora County. ZIP code 57383. 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.
