Anderson, South Dakota Weather
Anderson, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Anderson, Minnehaha County.
Full aviation weather for Anderson is published on the Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) page, 12 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. 5 airfields within reach of Anderson 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 Anderson: Canton Municipal Airport (K7G9) 23 km · Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport (KLYV) 35 km · Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) 37 km · Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN) 58 km
Conditions reported at KFSD describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Anderson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Anderson.
About Anderson, South Dakota
Anderson rises from the broad, rolling prairie, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizon stretches with a quiet, persistent grace. It lies 4.5 miles east-south-east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 123°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-south-west of Brandon. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle swell and fall that hints at the ancient, unseen forces that shaped it. Sunlight often washes across the fields in broad, golden strokes, illuminating the cultivated squares and rectangles of farmland with a painterly intensity, especially in the late afternoon when shadows begin to lengthen, deepening the greens and browns. The air, when the wind blows, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and distant, growing things, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at Anderson's core. The story of Anderson is deeply entwined with the westward push of settlement, a legacy carried in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring spirit of its people. This corner of Minnehaha County has long been a breadbasket, its economy rooted in the fertile soil that yields abundant crops, a tradition that continues to define the rhythm of life here. While no singular, grand landmark dominates the landscape, the unassuming presence of grain elevators, standing sentinel against the sky, speaks volumes about the industry that has sustained Anderson for generations. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the friendly nods exchanged on the street are the subtle markers of a community that values hard work, neighborliness, and the enduring strength of its agricultural heritage, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the present.
Live animated radar for Anderson 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 | Anderson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.514867°N, 96.624684°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57110 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Anderson, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Anderson, 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 Anderson includes coordinates 43.514867°N, 96.624684°W, situated in Minnehaha County. ZIP code 57110. 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.
