Pipestone, Minnesota Weather
Pipestone, Minnesota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pipestone, Pipestone County.
Full aviation weather for Pipestone is published on the Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN) page, 2 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 Pipestone 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 Pipestone: Tyler Municipal Airport (K63Y) 35 km · Slayton Municipal Airport (KDVP) 43 km · Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport (KLYV) 44 km · Brookings Regional Airport (KBKX) 52 km · Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) 57 km
Conditions reported at KPQN describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pipestone specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pipestone.
About Pipestone, Minnesota
Pipestone unfolds across a gently rolling prairie landscape, where the sky feels vast and ever-present, a canvas for the slow drift of cumulus clouds. It lies 36.5 miles north-north-east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 31°T), and is situated 14.2 miles east-south-east of Flandreau. The land here, a rich, dark loam, exhales the scent of turned earth and sun-baked grasses, especially potent in the late afternoon when the sun begins its benevolent descent. Streets are often bordered by mature trees, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets, casting dappled patterns on sidewalks and lawns. The air itself often carries a clean, crisp quality, a testament to the open fields that stretch towards the horizon, suggesting a quiet resilience in the face of the elements. The heart of Pipestone beats with a history deeply entwined with the earth, particularly the unique red pipestone quarried nearby, a stone revered by Indigenous peoples for centuries. This ancient material, shaped into pipes for ceremonial use, lends the very name and a profound cultural resonance to Pipestone. The local economy, while rooted in agriculture, also finds distinction in this enduring heritage. The Pipestone National Monument stands as a central attraction, a place where the earth’s deep red gift is still honored and understood, drawing visitors who seek a connection to the land’s enduring spirit. The rhythm of life in Pipestone moves with a steady, deliberate grace, mirroring the unhurried growth of the crops that define the surrounding fields.
Live animated radar for Pipestone 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 | Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.000526°N, 96.317534°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 56164 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pipestone, Minnesota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pipestone, Minnesota, 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 Pipestone includes coordinates 44.000526°N, 96.317534°W, situated in Pipestone County. ZIP code 56164. Telephone area code: 320. 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.
