Does Weather Story have a forecast for every city in South Dakota?

Weather Story has forecasts for 482 cities and towns across South Dakota. Each page shows hour-by-hour outlook, NOAA radar, GOES-19 satellite imagery, air quality, and climate normals.

Where does South Dakota weather data come from on Weather Story?

Open-Meteo for forecasts (a public NWS/ECMWF aggregator), NOAA NESDIS/STAR for satellite imagery, RainViewer for radar, Copernicus CAMS for air quality, and NOAA Climate Normals for the 30-year baselines.

How often does South Dakota weather data update?

Forecasts refresh every 10 minutes for all South Dakota city pages. Radar tiles update every 5 minutes. GOES-19 satellite updates every 5–10 minutes depending on the sector.

Is Weather Story free for South Dakota weather?

Yes. Built on open data sources with no ads, no tracking, and no app required. Renders the same forecast in a long-read format optimized for desktop and mobile.

South Dakota Weather

Right now in South Dakota

84°F

Mostly Clear

Observed at Sioux Falls (the largest city by population in South Dakota, used as a state-wide proxy). For per-city forecasts, see the city grid below.

Climate at a glance

South Dakota is largely one climate zone across 482 cities and towns. Predominantly warm-summer humid continental.

The state spans roughly 3.4° of latitude (42.5° N to 45.9° N), from Dakota Dunes in the south to Morristown in the north. Sioux Falls is the largest city by population.

Microseason · July 1–5 · Plains Continental

Cicadas claim the afternoon

Millions of periodical and annual cicadas emerge, their droning chorus filling the summer heat; the soundtrack of midsummer settles over prairie and wetland.

Read this microseason across nine climate regions → · See all 72 microseasons

Microseason content for South Dakota is drawn from the Plains Continental corpus (100% of the state's cities sit in this region).

Live wind & temperature across South Dakota

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All cities in South Dakota

482 cities & towns