McIntosh, South Dakota Weather
McIntosh, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McIntosh, Corson County.
Full aviation weather for McIntosh is published on the Standing Rock Airport (KY27) page, 58 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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh: Lemmon Municipal Airport (KLEM) 58 km
Conditions reported at KY27 describe the airfield itself. Weather 58 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McIntosh specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McIntosh.
About McIntosh, South Dakota
McIntosh emerges from the vast, rolling plains of Corson County as a quiet punctuation mark against the immense South Dakota sky. It lies 67.0 miles south-south-west of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 204°T), and is situated 27.0 miles west-north-west of McLaughlin. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of earth, a landscape of wide horizons where the wind, a constant companion, sculpts the grasses into flowing patterns. Evenings bring a particular kind of light, a honeyed luminescence that softens the edges of the low-slung buildings and lends a fleeting, ethereal quality to the dust motes dancing in the still air. The character of McIntosh is one of weathered resilience, a place that has learned to stand its ground against the elements and the ebb and flow of fortunes. The history of McIntosh is deeply entwined with the westward expansion and the agricultural pulse of the prairie. Founded as a railroad town, its economy, like so many in this region, has long been tethered to the fortunes of ranching and farming, the endless fields of wheat and corn a testament to the enduring human effort to coax sustenance from this often-demanding soil. While the railroad no longer dictates the rhythm of life, a quiet sense of continuity persists, a holding fast to the land and its traditions. There are no grand monuments here, no clamoring attractions, but rather a distinctive, unpretentious spirit that speaks of a life lived close to the earth and the enduring strength of its people.
Live animated radar for McIntosh 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | McIntosh, Corson County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.92139°N, 101.349576°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57641 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McIntosh, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McIntosh, 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 McIntosh includes coordinates 45.921390°N, 101.349576°W, situated in Corson County. ZIP code 57641. 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.
