Menno, South Dakota Weather
Menno, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Menno, Hutchinson County.
Full aviation weather for Menno is published on the Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN) page, 39 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 KYKN describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Menno specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Menno, South Dakota
Menno rests on a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent hand of glacial ice, where the land rises and falls in broad, sweeping swells under a sky that often feels immense, stretching from horizon to horizon. It lies 49.0 miles west-south-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 244°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-east of Scotland. The fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, roll outward from the clustered buildings of Menno, their surfaces catching the sun in a way that can make the very air seem to shimmer. Ditches, lined with tenacious grasses and the occasional stubborn wildflower, follow the contours of the land, carrying away the rain that nourishes the rich soil. The character of Menno is one of quiet resilience, a place where the wind often has more to say than the people, and where the light at dusk often paints the western sky in hues of apricot and lavender, a soft benediction over the land. The history of Menno is deeply entwined with the hardy spirit of its early settlers, many of whom sought refuge and opportunity on this fertile prairie. The local economy has long been anchored by agriculture, the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock forming the bedrock of its livelihood, a tradition carried forward with diligence. While the immediate surroundings are agricultural, the broader reach of Menno’s influence can be felt in the grain elevators that punctuate the distant skyline and the rhythm of tractors moving across the fields. Life here unfolds at a measured pace, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land that sustains them, a quiet strength that defines the character of Menno.
Live animated radar for Menno 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 | Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.239713°N, 97.577844°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57045 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Menno, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Menno, 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 Menno includes coordinates 43.239713°N, 97.577844°W, situated in Hutchinson County. ZIP code 57045. 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.
