Shannon Colony, South Dakota Weather
Shannon Colony, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shannon Colony, Miner County.
Full aviation weather for Shannon Colony is published on the Madison Municipal Airport (KMDS) page, 27 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. 4 airfields within reach of Shannon Colony 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 Shannon Colony: Wilder Airport (K6E5) 51 km · Arlington Municipal Airport (K3A9) 52 km · Mitchell Municipal Airport (KMHE) 54 km
Conditions reported at KMDS describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shannon Colony specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shannon Colony.
About Shannon Colony, South Dakota
Shannon Colony unfurls across a vast, gently rolling prairie, where the horizon seems to stretch into an eternity of sky. It lies 46.8 miles north-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 310°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east-south-east of Howard. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a tapestry of gold and ochre grasses that catch the sun and shimmer with an almost liquid light. Occasional clusters of hardy trees, their branches reaching like supplicating hands, break the endless expanse, offering pockets of shade in the broad, sun-drenched afternoons. The air, clean and carrying the faint, sweet scent of dry earth and wild blooms, hums with the quiet industry of insects. In the distance, the land dips and rises, a patient, geological breath exhaled by the earth itself, hinting at the ancient forces that shaped this place. The history of Shannon Colony is as deep and unassuming as the soil beneath its feet, a testament to the resilience of those who sought to cultivate this wide-open space. Its economy has long been tethered to the land, with agriculture serving as the bedrock of life, the cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of the community. Though the shadows of broader economic shifts may occasionally touch its edges, Shannon Colony retains a singular character, a quiet strength born of self-reliance and a deep connection to the prairie's enduring spirit. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling thoroughfares, but rather a profound sense of place, where the vastness of the sky and the quiet dignity of the landscape are the most notable features.
Live animated radar for Shannon Colony 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 | Shannon Colony, Miner County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.98078°N, 97.423872°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57076 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shannon Colony, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shannon Colony, 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 Shannon Colony includes coordinates 43.980780°N, 97.423872°W, situated in Miner County. ZIP code 57076. 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.
