Monroe, South Dakota Weather
Monroe, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Monroe, Turner County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monroe.
About Monroe, South Dakota
Monroe lies under a vast, often cloud-streaked sky, a testament to the expansive prairie that cradles it. It lies 26.2 miles west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 261°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-north-west of Parker. The land around Monroe unfolds in broad, sweeping gestures, a landscape of fertile earth sculpted by wind and rain, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to the horizon like a rumpled green and gold blanket. The air here carries a clean, dry scent, especially potent after a rain, a smell of turned soil and growing things. In the quiet of early morning, before the sun has fully asserted its dominion, a pearly luminescence softens the edges of the world, lending a contemplative grace to the broad, open vistas. Even the distant farmhouses, mere specks against the immense sky, seem to possess a sturdy, self-contained dignity. The history of Monroe is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit that has long defined this corner of South Dakota. Its founding was a natural outgrowth of settlers drawn to the rich, dark soil, a place where a livelihood could be coaxed from the earth. Today, that same spirit persists, with farming remaining the bedrock of the local economy, though the hum of machinery has replaced the slow creak of the plow. Visitors might note the unassuming architecture, the functional buildings that speak to practicality rather than ostentation, a reflection of the community's enduring values. The rhythm of life in Monroe is measured by the seasons and the harvest, a steady, predictable cadence that offers a quiet assurance against the vagaries of the wider world.
Live animated radar for Monroe 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 | Monroe, Turner County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.486371°N, 97.215059°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57047 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monroe, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monroe, South Dakota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Monroe includes coordinates 43.486371°N, 97.215059°W, situated in Turner County. ZIP code 57047. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
