Altamont, South Dakota Weather
Altamont, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Altamont, Deuel County.
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About Altamont, South Dakota
Altamont lies spread beneath a vast, often startlingly blue sky, a collection of buildings and fields that speak of resilience and quietude. It lies 89.1 miles north of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 0°T), and is situated 18.6 miles east-north-east of Castlewood. The land here rolls with a gentle, unbroken sweep, punctuated by the occasional sturdy farmhouse and windbreak of trees. It is a place where the horizon feels both infinite and intimately close, where the wind is a constant, unseen companion, shaping the very air you breathe. The soil, a rich, dark loam, promises bounty, and the silence is profound, broken only by the distant hum of machinery or the cry of a hawk circling high above. This corner of South Dakota has long been shaped by the persistent spirit of its people and the fertile earth they cultivate. Altamont's roots are entwined with the westward expansion and the dreams of those who sought a life on the open plains. The local economy, anchored firmly in agriculture, revolves around the cycles of planting and harvest, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the skyline, testament to the region's enduring connection to the land. While there are no grand monuments, the true landmarks of Altamont are the well-tended fields, the enduring friendships forged over generations, and the quiet dignity of a community that knows the value of hard work and the vast beauty of its prairie home.
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| Location | Altamont, Deuel County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.839687°N, 96.689504°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57226 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Altamont, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Altamont, 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 Altamont includes coordinates 44.839687°N, 96.689504°W, situated in Deuel County. ZIP code 57226. 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. 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.
