Sanborn, Iowa Weather
Sanborn, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sanborn, O'Brien County.
Full aviation weather for Sanborn is published on the Sheldon Regional Airport (KSHL) page, 15 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. 6 airfields within reach of Sanborn 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 Sanborn: Sibley Municipal Airport (KISB) 22 km · Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) 37 km · Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) 46 km · Spirit Lake Municipal Airport (K0F3) 48 km · Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCKP) 51 km
Conditions reported at KSHL describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sanborn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sanborn.
About Sanborn, Iowa
Sanborn rests in a broad, open expanse where the land itself seems to sigh under the vast Iowa sky. It lies 58.3 miles east-south-east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 116°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of Hartley. Rolling fields, a rich tapestry of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch to horizons that feel both near and infinitely distant, broken only by the occasional cluster of sturdy farmhouses and the skeletal grace of wind turbines turning their patient vigil. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of tilled soil and ripening corn, and in the quietude of late afternoon, a luminous, honeyed light often spills across the landscape, softening the sharp edges of barns and grain elevators. The terrain is gently contoured, a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate work of glaciers and the persistent flow of water that once sculpted these broad valleys. The history of Sanborn is deeply entwined with the agricultural heartland it inhabits, a place where the promise of fertile ground drew settlers seeking a life of honest labor and self-sufficiency. The local economy has long been anchored by the bounty of the surrounding farms, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels to the harvest, their tall silhouettes a familiar punctuation mark against the sky. While the passage of time has seen shifts in agricultural practices and the wider economic currents, Sanborn retains a character shaped by its rural roots, a quiet resilience evident in the well-maintained streets and the enduring spirit of its people, who understand the deep, unwritten language of the land.
Live animated radar for Sanborn 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 | Sanborn, O'Brien County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43.181642°N, 95.655567°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 51248 |
| Area Code | 563 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sanborn, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sanborn, Iowa, 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 Sanborn includes coordinates 43.181642°N, 95.655567°W, situated in O'Brien County. ZIP code 51248. Telephone area code: 563. 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.
