Bon Homme Colony, South Dakota Weather
Bon Homme Colony, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bon Homme Colony, Bon Homme County.
Full aviation weather for Bon Homme Colony is published on the Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN) page, 27 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 Bon Homme Colony 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 Bon Homme Colony: Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (K0B4) 47 km · Wagner Municipal Airport (KAGZ) 53 km
Conditions reported at KYKN describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bon Homme Colony specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bon Homme Colony.
About Bon Homme Colony, South Dakota
Bon Homme Colony exists as a quiet echo on the South Dakota plains, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast, pale canvas brushed with the subtle hues of changing light. It lies 59.6 miles north-north-west of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 346°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east of Springfield. Here, the land rolls with a gentle, persistent swell, the fields of corn and soybeans rippling like a green and gold sea under the ceaseless wind. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, often tinged with the earthy perfume of turned soil or the sweet, faint fragrance of wildflowers that bloom defiantly in the ditches. The days are marked by the long, slow arc of the sun, casting shadows that lengthen and deepen across the prairie, imbuing the afternoon with a quiet, golden luminescence. The history of Bon Homme Colony is intrinsically tied to the fertile earth and the river that nourished it. Established as a community with roots stretching back to early settlers drawn by the promise of agricultural bounty, Bon Homme Colony has always been a place where hard work and resilience are etched into the very character of the land. Its economy, while perhaps modest by broader measures, is deeply rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding countryside, with family farms continuing to be the bedrock of its livelihood. The nearby Missouri River, a grand artery of the continent, has shaped not only the landscape but also the aspirations of those who have called this place home, its presence a constant reminder of nature’s enduring power and the cycles of life that govern this corner of the Great Plains.
Live animated radar for Bon Homme Colony 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 | Bon Homme Colony, Bon Homme County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 42.864166°N, 97.70701°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57063 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bon Homme Colony, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bon Homme Colony, 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 Bon Homme Colony includes coordinates 42.864166°N, 97.707010°W, situated in Bon Homme County. ZIP code 57063. 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. 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.
