Belle Fourche, South Dakota Weather
Belle Fourche, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Belle Fourche, Butte County.
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About Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Belle Fourche unfolds across a broad, open landscape, where the sky feels vast enough to swallow the horizon. It lies 51.1 miles north-west of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 323°T), and is situated 12.5 miles north of Spearfish. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts and sweeping plains, the land gently rolling and stretching out towards distant, low-slung hills that wear the sun like a crown, especially in the late afternoon. A dry, almost silvery scrub grass blankets the earth, punctuated by hardy, wind-sculpted trees that seem to lean in unison, as if sharing ancient secrets. The air itself carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faintest whisper of pine from the Black Hills to the east, and the light, particularly as day begins to wane, casts long, warm shadows that deepen the textures of the fields and draw a quiet beauty to the sturdy, low-slung buildings of Belle Fourche. This is a place where history is written in the grain of the land and the enduring spirit of its people. Belle Fourche owes its existence to the railroad and the promise of fertile ground, growing into a vital hub for the surrounding agricultural communities, particularly for ranching and the cultivation of crops adapted to this semi-arid climate. The Belle Fourche River, though often a quiet murmur rather than a roar, has been the lifeblood of this region for generations, shaping the very character of the place. The town carries a quiet pride in its Western heritage, a legacy evident in the sturdy architecture and the unhurried pace of life, where neighbors still know each other's names and the local economy remains deeply tied to the bounty of the prairie and the enduring work of its hands.
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| Location | Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.671373°N, 103.852148°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57717 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Belle Fourche, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belle Fourche, 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 Belle Fourche includes coordinates 44.671373°N, 103.852148°W, situated in Butte County. ZIP code 57717. 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.
