Vivian, South Dakota Weather
Vivian, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vivian, Lyman County.
Full aviation weather for Vivian is published on the Pierre Regional Airport (KPIR) page, 51 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. 2 airfields within reach of Vivian 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 Vivian: White River Municipal Airport (K7Q7) 54 km
Conditions reported at KPIR describe the airfield itself. Weather 51 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vivian specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vivian.
About Vivian, South Dakota
Vivian is a place where the sky feels impossibly vast, a boundless canvas stretched over rolling prairie that slopes gently towards the horizon. It lies 138.4 miles south-west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 220°T), and is situated 29.8 miles south of Fort Pierre. The land here is sculpted by wind and sun, a wide expanse of golden grasses and stoic, wind-battered trees that stand sentinel against the immense silence. Even in the midday heat, the air carries a crispness, a subtle scent of dry earth and wild sage that whispers of seasons past and seasons yet to come. The roads, unpaved in many stretches, stretch out like faded ribbons, leading the eye to distant farmsteads that appear as specks against the immense backdrop, their weathered silos reaching for the clouds. This is a land that has long yielded its bounty to those who understand its rhythms, its economy rooted deeply in the agricultural heart of the prairie. For generations, the rich soil has supported the cultivation of grains and the grazing of cattle, a quiet industry that defines the enduring character of Vivian. The town itself, a collection of buildings weathered by years of prairie winds, speaks of resilience and a steadfast connection to the land. A sense of history is palpable, not in grand monuments, but in the very texture of the place, in the quiet hum of tractors on distant fields and the shared understanding that life here is intrinsically tied to the cycles of nature.
Live animated radar for Vivian 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 | Vivian, Lyman County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.926932°N, 100.292076°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57576 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vivian, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vivian, 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 Vivian includes coordinates 43.926932°N, 100.292076°W, situated in Lyman County. ZIP code 57576. 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.
