Canton, South Dakota Weather
Canton, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Canton, Lincoln County.
Full aviation weather for Canton is published on the Canton Municipal Airport (K7G9) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Canton 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 Canton: Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) 34 km · Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) 37 km · Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport (KLYV) 46 km · Sioux County Regional Airport (KSXK) 50 km
Conditions reported at K7G9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Canton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Canton.
About Canton, South Dakota
Canton, South Dakota, unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of water and wind, a tableau of fertile earth and broad skies. It lies 18.0 miles south-south-east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 163°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-south-east of Worthing. The terrain here, a gentle swell and dip of prairie, offers sweeping vistas where the horizon feels both distant and intimately close. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch in neat, geometric patterns, their vibrant greens and golds shifting with the sun's passage, while clusters of mature trees, often cottonwoods, mark the courses of unseen creeks or provide a welcome shade for farmsteads. In the early morning, a soft, pearly light can linger, blurring the edges of the world, and the air, even in summer, carries a crisp, clean scent of growing things and distant rain. The story of Canton is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of the region, its economy historically rooted in the bounty of the surrounding land. Pioneers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, established farms and businesses that have since grown and adapted through generations. The Big Sioux River, a ribbon of life and history, flows nearby, its presence shaping the early settlement and continuing to offer a tranquil counterpoint to the industrious pulse of the community. While farming remains a bedrock, the character of Canton also embraces a quiet, neighborly spirit, a place where the traditions of hard work and community connection are as vital as the crops that yield each season.
Live animated radar for Canton 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 | Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.300815°N, 96.59282°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57013 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Canton, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Canton, 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 Canton includes coordinates 43.300815°N, 96.592820°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 57013. 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.
