Angostura, South Dakota Weather
Angostura, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Angostura, Fall River County.
Full aviation weather for Angostura is published on the Hot Springs Municipal Airport (KHSR) page, 7 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. 3 airfields within reach of Angostura 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 Angostura: Custer County Airport (KCUT) 51 km · Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR) 57 km
Conditions reported at KHSR describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Angostura specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Angostura.
About Angostura, South Dakota
Angostura unfolds across the rolling, sun-baked landscape of Fall River County, where the earth breathes in hues of ochre and rust under a sky that stretches to an almost unbelievable, cloud-dappled infinity. It lies 54.2 miles south of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 188°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south-south-east of Hot Springs. The air here, particularly as the day begins to wane, carries the dry, sweet scent of sagebrush and sun-warmed pine needles, a fragrance that clings to the very bones of the land. Vast, open country dominates, broken by the gentle rise and fall of hills that seem to have been smoothed by the passage of countless seasons. It is a place where silence itself has a texture, a palpable presence that invites contemplation, and where the wind, a constant companion, whispers secrets through the sparse grasses and across the weathered rock formations. The history of Angostura is intertwined with the ebb and flow of resourcefulness and resilience, its economy once tethered to the mining and ranching traditions that shaped much of this corner of South Dakota. Though the boom-and-bust cycles are a memory etched into the land, a spirit of self-sufficiency persists. The nearby Angostura Recreation Area, a jewel of shimmering blue water set against the arid backdrop, draws visitors year-round, its reservoir a testament to human ingenuity in harnessing the region’s natural assets. This water, a vital artery, offers not just recreation but a stark, beautiful contrast to the dry earth, reflecting the endless sky and the slow, deliberate pace of life in Angostura.
Live animated radar for Angostura 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Angostura, Fall River County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.303661°N, 103.381808°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57747 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Angostura, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Angostura, 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 Angostura includes coordinates 43.303661°N, 103.381808°W, situated in Fall River County. ZIP code 57747. 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. 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.
