Wounded Knee, South Dakota Weather
Wounded Knee, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wounded Knee, Oglala Lakota County.
Full aviation weather for Wounded Knee is published on the Pine Ridge Airport (KIEN) page, 18 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. 3 airfields within reach of Wounded Knee 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 Wounded Knee: Gordon Municipal Airport (KGRN) 40 km · Hay Springs Municipal Airport (K4V6) 58 km
Conditions reported at KIEN describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wounded Knee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wounded Knee.
About Wounded Knee, South Dakota
Wounded Knee lies on a wide, windswept plain, where the sky seems to stretch to an impossible horizon. It lies 78.1 miles south-east of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 146°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-east of Manderson-White Horse Creek. The land here is a study in subtle ochres and muted greens, a vast expanse broken only by the gentle undulations of the prairie and the occasional stand of cottonwood trees that cluster near the creek bed. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, theatrical shadows that paint the landscape in shades of gold and deep umber, a fleeting beauty that can catch the breath. The air, dry and carrying the scent of sagebrush and distant dust, often whispers secrets across the grasses. The very earth of Wounded Knee holds the weight of a profound and somber history, a place forever marked by the tragic events of 1890. The Oglala Lakota people, whose ancestral lands encompass this area, continue to call Wounded Knee home, their lives interwoven with the enduring spirit of their heritage. The local economy, like much of this region, is rooted in ranching and agriculture, with cattle grazing on the vast pastures that define the surrounding terrain. Though the scars of the past are undeniable, there is a quiet resilience here, a deep connection to the land that sustains the community and its traditions, a testament to the enduring strength of the Lakota people.
Live animated radar for Wounded Knee 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 | Wounded Knee, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.140544°N, 102.365715°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57794 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wounded Knee, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wounded Knee, 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 Wounded Knee includes coordinates 43.140544°N, 102.365715°W, situated in Oglala Lakota County. ZIP code 57794. 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.
