Morristown, South Dakota Weather
Morristown, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Morristown, Corson County.
Full aviation weather for Morristown is published on the Lemmon Municipal Airport (KLEM) page, 30 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 KLEM describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Morristown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Morristown.
About Morristown, South Dakota
Morristown lies under a sky so vast it feels like a draped indigo cloth, punctuated by the sharp, clean edges of distant buttes. It lies 74.9 miles south-west of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 217°T), and is situated 21.0 miles east of Lemmon. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a landscape of rolling prairie that falls away into shallow draws and coulees, the kind of terrain that whispers of wind and wide-open spaces. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a pale, shimmering green, cluster in the low spots where moisture gathers, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers against the immense horizon. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a subtle perfume of sun-baked earth and wild grasses, and when the sun begins its slow descent, it paints the western sky in hues of apricot and rose, a quiet spectacle that defines the day's end. The history of Morristown is tied to the land and the hardy souls who first sought to tame it. Ranching has long been the lifeblood of this part of Corson County, the economy built on the backs of cattle and the constant, patient tending of the land. There’s a quiet dignity in the way the few businesses that remain operate, a nod to the past while still meeting the needs of the present. The general store, with its creaky wooden floors and shelves stocked with essentials, serves as an unofficial town square, a place where news is exchanged and friendships are reaffirmed. Generations have known the rhythm of this place, the slow unfolding of seasons and the enduring spirit of a community that understands the value of resilience.
Live animated radar for Morristown 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 | Morristown, Corson County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.938615°N, 101.72319°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57645 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Morristown, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Morristown, 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 Morristown includes coordinates 45.938615°N, 101.723190°W, situated in Corson County. ZIP code 57645. 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.
