Parker, South Dakota Weather
Parker, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Parker, Turner County.
Full aviation weather for Parker is published on the Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) page, 38 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. 3 airfields within reach of Parker 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 Parker: Canton Municipal Airport (K7G9) 47 km · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFSD describe the airfield itself. Weather 38 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Parker specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Parker.
About Parker, South Dakota
Parker rests in a broad, sweeping expanse of South Dakota prairie, where the land rises and falls in gentle, endless waves under a sky that seems to stretch forever. It lies 24.3 miles west-south-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 244°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-south-east of Marion. The fields, a patchwork quilt of gold and green depending on the season, are vast and open, broken only by the occasional stand of trees that offer a fleeting shadow against the sun’s unwavering gaze. The air itself feels clean and sharp, carrying the scent of turned earth and distant rain, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the center of this quiet country. Even the buildings, sturdy and practical, seem to lean into the wind, their angles softened by the diffused light of the prairie sun. The story of Parker is etched not in stone monuments, but in the resilience of its people and the fertile ground they cultivate. Founded in the late 19th century, this settlement grew from the hardscrabble dreams of pioneers drawn to the promise of rich farmland, a promise still delivered today by the corn and soybean fields that dominate the local economy. The train depot, though no longer the bustling hub it once was, remains a silent sentinel to the journeys that brought life to Parker and carried its bounty to the wider world. While the pace of life here is measured and steady, like the slow turning of the seasons, there's a quiet pride in the enduring spirit of this place, a spirit reflected in the weathered barns and the steadfast gaze of those who call Parker home.
Live animated radar for Parker 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 | Parker, Turner County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.397483°N, 97.136445°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57053 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Parker, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parker, 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 Parker includes coordinates 43.397483°N, 97.136445°W, situated in Turner County. ZIP code 57053. 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.
