Colman, South Dakota Weather
Colman, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Colman, Moody County.
Full aviation weather for Colman is published on the Madison Municipal Airport (KMDS) page, 22 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 Colman 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 Colman: Brookings Regional Airport (KBKX) 36 km · Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN) 41 km · Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) 44 km · Arlington Municipal Airport (K3A9) 52 km
Conditions reported at KMDS describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Colman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Colman.
About Colman, South Dakota
Colman unfolds across a landscape of wide, rolling prairie, where the earth itself seems to sigh under the vast expanse of South Dakota sky. It lies 30.4 miles north of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 349°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east of Lake Madison. The terrain is a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, broken only by the occasional cluster of farm buildings and the straight, unwavering lines of agricultural fields that stretch to the horizon. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, buttery shadows across the stubble of harvested corn and the green velvet of newly sown wheat, imbuing the air with a quiet luminescence. The wind, a constant presence, whispers through the dry grasses, carrying the scent of turned soil and distant rain, a subtle perfume of the plains that clings to everything. The history of Colman is deeply rooted in the agricultural bounty of this region, its founding tied to the promise of fertile land for settlers drawn by the railroad's advance. The local economy still hums to the familiar rhythm of planting and harvest, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels along the tracks, monuments to the enduring partnership between the people and the soil. While no grand landmarks dominate the skyline, the true character of Colman resides in the quiet perseverance of its residents, the unpretentious grace of a community that has weathered seasons of both plenty and hardship, its story written not in stone, but in the rich, dark earth itself.
Live animated radar for Colman 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 | Colman, Moody County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.982472°N, 96.814497°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57017 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colman, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colman, 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 Colman includes coordinates 43.982472°N, 96.814497°W, situated in Moody County. ZIP code 57017. 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.
