Manderson-White Horse Creek, South Dakota Weather
Manderson-White Horse Creek, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Manderson-White Horse Creek, Oglala Lakota County.
Full aviation weather for Manderson-White Horse Creek is published on the Pine Ridge Airport (KIEN) page, 24 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 Manderson-White Horse Creek 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 Manderson-White Horse Creek: Gordon Municipal Airport (KGRN) 54 km
Conditions reported at KIEN describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Manderson-White Horse Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Manderson-White Horse Creek.
About Manderson-White Horse Creek, South Dakota
Manderson-White Horse Creek lies under a sky that can stretch for miles, a land defined by the stark beauty of rolling prairies and the subtle, sinuous paths of watercourses that break the horizon. It lies 69.1 miles south-south-east of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 147°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-west of Wounded Knee. The earth here is a palette of ochres and muted greens, a landscape that whispers of ancient forces and patient erosion, where the wind is a constant companion, shaping not only the land but the very character of the place. Low-slung buildings, weathered by sun and season, cluster with a quiet resilience, their forms mirroring the gentle contours of the terrain, and the air itself often carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the open spaces. The history of Manderson-White Horse Creek is deeply intertwined with the Lakota people, their ancestral lands bearing witness to a rich cultural heritage that continues to inform the present. This is a place where the economy has historically been tied to the land, with ranching and agriculture forming the backbone of its sustenance, though the challenges of this environment are ever-present. The White Horse Creek itself, a vital artery in this semi-arid expanse, has been a source of life and a conduit for stories for generations, its banks holding the echoes of past gatherings and the quiet hum of everyday life. The distinctive character of Manderson-White Horse Creek is not one of grand pronouncements but of enduring spirit, a testament to the people who call this expansive, wind-swept corner of the world their home.
Live animated radar for Manderson-White Horse Creek 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 | Manderson-White Horse Creek, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.235°N, 102.4916°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57756 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manderson-White Horse Creek, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manderson-White Horse Creek, 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 Manderson-White Horse Creek includes coordinates 43.235000°N, 102.491600°W, situated in Oglala Lakota County. ZIP code 57756. 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.
