Butler, South Dakota Weather
Butler, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Butler, Day County.
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About Butler, South Dakota
Butler rests in a broad expanse of South Dakota prairie, where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent swell under an immense sky. It lies 40.2 miles east-south-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 110°T), and is situated 10.6 miles west-south-west of Webster. The horizon, a clean, unbroken line, seems to stretch infinitely in all directions, painted with the soft hues of dawn and the fiery strokes of sunset. Sparse groves of trees, like islands in a sea of grass, offer a touch of shade to the undulating terrain, their leaves rustling a quiet song in the prairie wind. The air here carries the clean, crisp scent of earth and growing things, a tangible breath of the wide-open spaces that define this part of Day County. The history of Butler is written in the quiet resilience of its people and the fertile soil that has long sustained them. Once a bustling hub for the agricultural communities surrounding it, Butler's economy still leans heavily on the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to harvests past and present. The town itself, a compact collection of buildings, offers a glimpse into a slower pace of life, where neighborly waves are exchanged freely and the rhythm of the seasons dictates the day's work. Though the grand pronouncements of boom times may have faded, a sturdy, enduring character remains, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called Butler home.
Live animated radar for Butler and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Butler, Day County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.258845°N, 97.712313°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57219 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Butler, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Butler, 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 Butler includes coordinates 45.258845°N, 97.712313°W, situated in Day County. ZIP code 57219. 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. 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.
