Wolsey, South Dakota Weather
Wolsey, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wolsey, Beadle County.
Full aviation weather for Wolsey is published on the Huron Regional Airport (KHON) page, 20 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 Wolsey 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 Wolsey: Miller Municipal Airport (KMKA) 40 km
Conditions reported at KHON describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wolsey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wolsey.
About Wolsey, South Dakota
Wolsey stretches across a landscape of subtle swells and dips, the land a pale gold under a vast prairie sky. It lies 73.0 miles south of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 180°T), and is situated 13.2 miles west-north-west of Huron. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent of harvested grain and distant, sun-baked earth. Here and there, the flat horizon is broken by the stoic silhouette of a lone grain elevator, its metal skin reflecting the immense blue. The fields, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans, roll away to meet the sky, and the quietude is profound, broken only by the rustle of wind through the tall grasses bordering the dirt roads. The quality of light in Wolsey can be astonishing, particularly as the sun begins its descent, casting long, deep shadows that seem to stretch the very essence of the place. Wolsey's story is etched into the very soil, a testament to the hardy pioneers who settled this fertile ground, drawn by the promise of agricultural bounty. The local economy still leans heavily on the cultivation of the land, with grain farming and cattle ranching forming the bedrock of its sustenance. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, from the planting in spring to the harvest that fills the elevators, symbols of prosperity and resilience. The absence of grand monuments or bustling attractions is, in itself, a distinctive characteristic, lending Wolsey a rare authenticity, a place where life unfolds with a quiet, unforced grace, and where the simple act of watching the clouds drift across the boundless sky can feel like a profound experience.
Live animated radar for Wolsey 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.
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| Location | Wolsey, Beadle County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.407762°N, 98.474816°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57384 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wolsey, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wolsey, 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 Wolsey includes coordinates 44.407762°N, 98.474816°W, situated in Beadle County. ZIP code 57384. 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.
