Whitewood, South Dakota Weather
Whitewood, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whitewood, Lawrence County.
Full aviation weather for Whitewood is published on the Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (KSPF) page, 12 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. 4 airfields within reach of Whitewood 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 Whitewood: Sturgis Municipal Airport (K49B) 22 km · Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (KEFC) 35 km · Ellsworth Air Force Base (KRCA) 55 km
Conditions reported at KSPF describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Whitewood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Whitewood.
About Whitewood, South Dakota
Whitewood rests in a broad, shallow valley where the land begins its slow, patient climb toward the Black Hills. It lies 33.1 miles north-west of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 323°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-north-west of Sturgis. The sky here is a vast, ever-present dome, its blue deepening and softening with the passing hours, casting long, quiet shadows across the rolling terrain. Fields of amber grain, still and expectant, stretch out toward a distant horizon, punctuated by the dark, stoic shapes of cottonwood trees that give Whitewood its name. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of prairie grasses, a subtle reminder of the wildness that still presses in at the edges of human endeavor. A gentle breeze, carrying the whisper of distance, stirs the grasses, a low, constant murmur that seems to echo the land's own deep, slow breath. The history of Whitewood is bound to the westward expansion and the promise of the land. Early settlers found fertile ground here, coaxing crops from the soil in a testament to their grit. The local economy, though modest, still draws strength from agriculture, with ranches and farms dotting the surrounding landscape, their prosperity tied to the fickle generosity of the weather. The railroad, a lifeline in a bygone era, still hums through Whitewood, a tangible link to its past and a quiet facilitator of its present commerce. The town itself, a collection of weathered buildings and friendly faces, possesses a character of quiet resilience, a place where the pace of life is measured by the turning of seasons rather than the ticking of a clock.
Live animated radar for Whitewood 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 | Whitewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.461095°N, 103.638528°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57793 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Whitewood, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitewood, 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 Whitewood includes coordinates 44.461095°N, 103.638528°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 57793. 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.
