Fairburn, South Dakota Weather
Fairburn, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairburn, Custer County.
Full aviation weather for Fairburn is published on the Custer County Airport (KCUT) page, 33 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. 4 airfields within reach of Fairburn 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 Fairburn: Hot Springs Municipal Airport (KHSR) 38 km · Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP) 42 km · Ellsworth Air Force Base (KRCA) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCUT describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairburn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairburn.
About Fairburn, South Dakota
Fairburn rests in a landscape where the earth’s crust seems to have sighed into broad, rolling undulations, a gentle swell beneath an immense sky. It lies 27.3 miles south of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 178°T), and is situated 26.2 miles south of Rapid Valley. The air here possesses a clarity that sharpens the senses, carrying the faint scent of sun-baked grasses and the distant, earthy perfume of cattle. The horizons stretch, unbroken and vast, a canvas for the spectacular theatre of sunrise and sunset, where colors bleed and bloom with a painter's abandon. The land itself, a mosaic of sagebrush and resilient prairie grasses, whispers stories of wind and water, of seasons turning with unwavering certainty. The few scattered homesteads and ranch buildings, weathered and stoic, seem to emerge organically from the terrain, as if they, too, were born of the soil and sky. The history of Fairburn is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet resilience of its people and the enduring spirit of the land. This is country that has long supported ranching, where the economy is inextricably linked to the health of the grasslands and the well-being of livestock, a livelihood passed down through generations. The subtle shimmer of heat rising from the prairie roads in summer hints at the tenacious hold of life in this arid expanse, a testament to the resourcefulness required to thrive here. While not a place of bustling industry, Fairburn's character is defined by a deep connection to its past, a quiet understanding of the cycles of nature, and a welcoming spirit that can be felt in the unhurried interactions of its residents.
Live animated radar for Fairburn 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 | Fairburn, Custer County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.686101°N, 103.211582°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57738 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairburn, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairburn, 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 Fairburn includes coordinates 43.686101°N, 103.211582°W, situated in Custer County. ZIP code 57738. Telephone area code: 605. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
