Bradley, South Dakota Weather
Bradley, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bradley, Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Bradley is published on the Clark County Airport (K8D7) page, 22 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 Bradley 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 Bradley: The Sigurd Anderson Airport (K1D7) 25 km · Watertown Regional Airport (KATY) 43 km
Conditions reported at K8D7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bradley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bradley.
About Bradley, South Dakota
Bradley lies spread across a landscape that breathes the vastness of the northern prairie, where the horizon seems to hold its breath and the sky is a boundless canvas. It lies 48.5 miles east-south-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 122°T), and is situated 17.7 miles south-south-west of Webster. Rolling plains, softened by the patient work of wind and water, stretch in every direction, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of trees or the faint, determined line of a distant road. Here, the air itself carries a certain clarity, a crispness that sharpens the senses, especially when the sun begins its slow descent, bleeding hues of apricot and rose across the immense, unhindered expanse. The very earth feels solid and dependable, a foundation for the quiet industry that defines this place, and the infrequent buildings seem to emerge organically from the land, as if they too have grown from the soil. The history of Bradley is as much written in the land as it is in faded records, a story of resilience and adaptation tied to the agricultural heart of South Dakota. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the rhythms of planting and harvest, the golden waves of wheat and corn that ripple across the countryside under the watchful eye of the sun. This enduring connection to the soil has fostered a character of pragmatism and neighborly spirit, a quiet understanding that life unfolds at its own pace, dictated by the seasons and the bounty they provide. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring presence of family farms and the steady hum of small-town life serve as a testament to the enduring spirit of Bradley.
Live animated radar for Bradley 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 | Bradley, Clark County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.090516°N, 97.643697°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57217 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bradley, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bradley, 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 Bradley includes coordinates 45.090516°N, 97.643697°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 57217. 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.
