Badger, South Dakota Weather
Badger, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Badger, Kingsbury County.
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About Badger, South Dakota
Badger rests on the broad, sweeping canvas of the South Dakota prairie, a place where the sky seems to hold dominion over the land. It lies 69.3 miles north-north-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 339°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-north-west of Arlington. The horizon here is a clean, unwavering line, broken only by the gentle rise and fall of the earth, a topography softened by the patient work of wind and rain. Fields of grain, gold and green depending on the season, stretch out like immense, textured carpets, their edges blurring into the distant, pale blue of the atmosphere. In the quiet mornings, a mist often clings low to the ground, a soft, ephemeral breath that catches the nascent sunlight and transforms the ordinary into something luminous. The air itself carries the clean, dry scent of earth and growing things, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the center of this landscape. The story of Badger is written in the soil and the stoic resolve of its people, a narrative shaped by the relentless cycle of planting and harvest. This is a place where the economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with generations of families cultivating the fertile ground. The few businesses that serve Badger are imbued with the character of this agricultural heritage, offering goods and services that speak of practicality and enduring community. Though small, Badger possesses a quiet resilience, a testament to its ability to endure the vastness and occasional harshness of the prairie, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun, the seasons, and the shared labor of its residents.
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| Location | Badger, Kingsbury County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.485245°N, 97.204792°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57214 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Badger, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Badger, 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 Badger includes coordinates 44.485245°N, 97.204792°W, situated in Kingsbury County. ZIP code 57214. 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.
