Allen, South Dakota Weather
Allen, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Allen, Bennett County.
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About Allen, South Dakota
Allen lies spread beneath a vast Dakota sky, a place where the earth falls away in gentle swells toward distant, hazy horizons. It lies 85.5 miles south-east of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 130°T), and is situated 12.2 miles north-west of Martin. The land itself is a study in muted earth tones – ochre, umber, and the pale gold of sun-bleached grasses – broken by the darker, more resilient green of juniper and the occasional stark silhouette of a cottonwood. Here, the wind, a constant companion, sculpts the very air, carrying the scent of dry soil and the faint, sweet perfume of prairie wildflowers that cling tenaciously to the shallow draws. The light, particularly as it begins its slow descent, washes over the landscape in hues of rose and lavender, lending a quiet grandeur to the seemingly boundless expanse. This corner of Bennett County has long been shaped by the rhythms of the land and the enduring spirit of its people. The economy of Allen, like much of this region, is deeply tied to ranching and agriculture, where hardy cattle graze the rolling pastures and the cultivation of crops often yields to the unpredictable generosity of the weather. The history of this locality is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of families who have worked this soil for generations, their lives a testament to resilience. The very character of Allen is one of understated strength, a place where neighbors know each other's names and the days unfold with a deliberate, unhurried pace, mirroring the slow turning of the seasons across the open prairie.
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| Location | Allen, Bennett County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.280828°N, 101.924318°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57714 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Allen, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Allen, South Dakota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Allen includes coordinates 43.280828°N, 101.924318°W, situated in Bennett County. ZIP code 57714. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
