Forestburg, South Dakota Weather
Forestburg, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forestburg, Sanborn County.
Full aviation weather for Forestburg is published on the Mitchell Municipal Airport (KMHE) page, 28 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. 2 airfields within reach of Forestburg 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 Forestburg: Huron Regional Airport (KHON) 42 km
Conditions reported at KMHE describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forestburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forestburg.
About Forestburg, South Dakota
Forestburg exists as a quiet collection of buildings under a vast South Dakota sky, where the land rolls gently, a soft green velvet under the sun's slow passage. It lies 77.4 miles west-north-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 295°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east-south-east of Woonsocket. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant, low thrum that underscores the peacefulness. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees, their leaves whispering secrets to the prairie wind. In the evening, the light softens, painting the sky in hues of rose and lavender, a spectacle that stills the hurried heart. The history of Forestburg is etched not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy, unassuming structures and the enduring spirit of its people. Founded by settlers drawn to the fertile ground, its economy has always been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land, with agriculture forming the backbone of daily life. Generations have worked these fields, their stories woven into the very texture of the prairie soil. A sense of quiet resilience pervades Forestburg, a testament to the challenges and triumphs of life on the plains, where community and hard work are the enduring currency.
Live animated radar for Forestburg 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 | Forestburg, Sanborn County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.022206°N, 98.10814°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57314 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forestburg, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forestburg, 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 Forestburg includes coordinates 44.022206°N, 98.108140°W, situated in Sanborn County. ZIP code 57314. 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.
