Baltic, South Dakota Weather
Baltic, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Baltic, Minnehaha County.
Full aviation weather for Baltic is published on the Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) page, 20 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 Baltic 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 Baltic: Madison Municipal Airport (KMDS) 40 km · Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN) 43 km · Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport (KLYV) 45 km · Canton Municipal Airport (K7G9) 52 km · Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFSD describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Baltic specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Baltic, South Dakota
Baltic rests on a broad, fertile plain that unfolds under an immense South Dakota sky, a landscape painted in broad strokes of amber and emerald during harvest seasons and dusted with the hushed white of winter. It lies 14.7 miles north of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 352°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-south-west of Dell Rapids. The land here feels ancient, a vast, flat expanse that stretches to a horizon often softened by the haze of distant prairie fires or the shimmering dance of heat during summer afternoons. Gentle swells in the terrain, mere suggestions of topography, guide the eye across fields of corn and soybeans, their orderly rows a testament to human cultivation against the wilder, untamed spirit of the land. The air, especially in the quiet hours of dawn or the fading light of dusk, carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the subtle fragrance of ripening grain. The story of Baltic is one of hardy pioneers drawn to this rich soil, establishing a community that has long relied on the bounty of the surrounding farmland. Agriculture remains the heart of Baltic's economy, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels, their metal silos catching the sunlight like polished beacons. This agricultural heritage is not merely a matter of livelihood; it's a way of life, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the land's generous, yet demanding, nature. While the pace of life in Baltic is generally unhurried, a quiet industriousness underpins its daily existence, a steady hum of activity that supports the businesses and families who call this prairie settlement home.
Live animated radar for Baltic 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 | Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.761363°N, 96.740329°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57003 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Baltic, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baltic, 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 Baltic includes coordinates 43.761363°N, 96.740329°W, situated in Minnehaha County. ZIP code 57003. 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.
