Shindler, South Dakota Weather
Shindler, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shindler, Lincoln County.
Full aviation weather for Shindler is published on the Sioux Falls Regional Airport (KFSD) page, 14 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 Shindler 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 Shindler: Canton Municipal Airport (K7G9) 20 km · Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) 38 km · Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport (KLYV) 38 km
Conditions reported at KFSD describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shindler specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shindler.
About Shindler, South Dakota
Shindler unfolds across a landscape of subtle, sweeping prairie, where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious generosity. It lies 5.8 miles south-south-east of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 153°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-west of Brandon. The land here, a rich, dark loam, cradles the scattered farmsteads and the modest sprawl of the settlement itself. The sky, vast and ever-present, casts a potent light, especially in the late afternoon, when it softens the edges of the cultivated fields and imbues the weathered wood of barns with a warm, golden hue. A gentle breeze, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening grain, whispers through the sparse trees that line the few arterial roads, a constant, quiet murmur against the immensity of the open country. The story of Shindler is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of Lincoln County, a place where the rhythm of planting and harvest has long dictated the pace of life. Its economy, historically rooted in the cultivation of corn and soybeans, still draws its vitality from the fertile earth. Evidence of this enduring connection can be seen in the robust grain elevators that punctuate the skyline, silent sentinels to generations of hard work. While newer industries have begun to diversify the local landscape, the fundamental character of Shindler remains that of a community built on the bounty of the land, a place where the legacy of pioneers and the promise of future harvests are spoken in the same quiet, determined voice.
Live animated radar for Shindler 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 | Shindler, Lincoln County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.474976°N, 96.648658°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57108 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shindler, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shindler, 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 Shindler includes coordinates 43.474976°N, 96.648658°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 57108. 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.
