Batesland, South Dakota Weather
Batesland, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Batesland, Bennett County.
Full aviation weather for Batesland is published on the Pine Ridge Airport (KIEN) page, 35 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 Batesland 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 Batesland: Gordon Municipal Airport (KGRN) 36 km
Conditions reported at KIEN describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Batesland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Batesland.
About Batesland, South Dakota
Batesland rests under a vast expanse of sky, a place where the prairie rolls out in waves of tawny grasses and the wind whispers secrets across the land. It lies 86.7 miles south-east of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 139°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west of Martin. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, low hills giving way to flatter stretches, punctuated by the occasional cluster of hardy trees clinging to the earth. The air itself often carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the plains and the distant, sweet perfume of wild sage. In the quiet moments, especially as the sun dips low, casting long shadows that stretch and distort the landscape, Batesland reveals a profound stillness, a sense of deep time etched into the very character of the place. The history of Batesland is inextricably linked to the Lakota people and the westward expansion that reshaped this corner of South Dakota. Once a vital stop along the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, its economy was shaped by the movement of livestock and agricultural goods, a lifeline connecting these wide-open spaces to distant markets. Though the train tracks may no longer thunder with the same frequency, the spirit of resilience and connection to the land endures. Local life still revolves around the rhythms of agriculture, the subtle shifts in weather dictating the pace of work and the bounty of the harvest. There's a quiet dignity to the way people here engage with their surroundings, a deep understanding of the challenges and rewards offered by this elemental landscape.
Live animated radar for Batesland 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 | Batesland, Bennett County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.129438°N, 102.102097°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57716 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Batesland, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Batesland, 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 Batesland includes coordinates 43.129438°N, 102.102097°W, situated in Bennett County. ZIP code 57716. 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.
