Buffalo Gap, South Dakota Weather
Buffalo Gap, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buffalo Gap, Custer County.
Full aviation weather for Buffalo Gap is published on the Hot Springs Municipal Airport (KHSR) page, 15 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 Buffalo Gap 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 Buffalo Gap: Custer County Airport (KCUT) 36 km
Conditions reported at KHSR describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buffalo Gap specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buffalo Gap.
About Buffalo Gap, South Dakota
Buffalo Gap lies in a wide, sun-drenched basin where the land begins its slow, patient rise towards the Black Hills. It lies 40.9 miles south of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 186°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-north-east of Hot Springs. The surrounding terrain is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, broken by the occasional stark silhouette of a juniper or a stand of cottonwoods that gather near the intermittent flow of the creek. Wind, a constant sculptor, shapes the grasses into subtle waves, and in the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of buttes and rolling hills, lending a contemplative stillness to the open spaces. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint perfume of prairie wildflowers. The history of Buffalo Gap is inextricably linked to the vast herds that once gave it its name, a natural corridor for bison migration. Later, homesteaders arrived, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the relative shelter of the basin, their efforts to tame this rugged land reflected in the scattered ranches and weathered fences that dot the landscape. The local economy, like the land itself, is primarily agricultural, centered on cattle ranching and the raising of hardy crops that can withstand the sometimes-harsh climate. Occasionally, the faint hum of a tractor or the distant bark of a dog breaks the prevailing quiet, reminding one of the enduring human presence in this enduringly wild place, a presence that has learned to coexist with the immense, silent power of the surrounding geography.
Live animated radar for Buffalo Gap 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 | Buffalo Gap, Custer County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.49165°N, 103.312975°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57722 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buffalo Gap, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buffalo Gap, 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 Buffalo Gap includes coordinates 43.491650°N, 103.312975°W, situated in Custer County. ZIP code 57722. 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.
