Kimball, South Dakota Weather
Kimball, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kimball, Brule County.
Full aviation weather for Kimball is published on the Chamberlain Municipal Airport (K9V9) page, 29 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.
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.
Conditions reported at K9V9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kimball specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kimball.
About Kimball, South Dakota
Kimball sits on the broad expanse of the South Dakota prairie, where the land rolls out in gentle waves under a sky that seems impossibly vast. It lies 113.7 miles west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 278°T), and is situated 19.1 miles east-south-east of Chamberlain. The air here carries the scent of sun-baked earth and ripening grain, a testament to the agricultural heart of this place. The horizon stretches unbroken, punctuated only by the occasional cluster of farm buildings or the distant shimmer of heat rising from the fields. In the quiet of late afternoon, the light softens, casting long shadows that stretch across the stubble of harvested crops, imbuing the landscape with a profound sense of stillness. The very character of Kimball is etched into this open, unadorned terrain, a place where the land dictates the pace and the sky holds dominion. The history of Kimball is deeply intertwined with the settlement of this agricultural frontier, a story of resilience and hard work written into the very soil. Originally established as a railroad town, its economy has long been anchored in the cultivation of the surrounding fertile lands, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to generations of farming. While the railroad's prominence has shifted, the deep roots of agriculture remain, fostering a close-knit community where neighbors rely on one another. Though not a place of grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions, Kimball possesses a quiet dignity, a characteristic borne of its enduring connection to the cycles of nature and the honest labor that defines its identity. The rhythm of life in Kimball is a gentle one, attuned to the seasons and the enduring spirit of those who call this prairie home.
Live animated radar for Kimball 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 | Kimball, Brule County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.746665°N, 98.958426°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57355 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kimball, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kimball, 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 Kimball includes coordinates 43.746665°N, 98.958426°W, situated in Brule County. ZIP code 57355. 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.
