Deadwood, South Dakota Weather
Deadwood, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Deadwood, Lawrence County.
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About Deadwood, South Dakota
Deadwood clings to the steep slopes of the Black Hills, a jumble of weathered buildings and bright awnings that spill down into a narrow gulch. It lies 32.1 miles north-west of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 310°T), and is situated 2.4 miles north-east of Lead. The air here carries a crispness, a scent of pine and damp earth, even on the warmest of days, and the sky above is a vast, cerulean dome often punctuated by the wheeling flight of hawks. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the canyon, paints the western hillsides in shifting hues of ochre and rust, while the creek itself, a silver thread of water, carves its persistent path through the valley floor, its murmur a constant counterpoint to the town’s spirited hum. This is a place where the ghosts of gold rushes still whisper through the saloons and assay offices, a legacy etched into the very granite of the hills. Deadwood’s economy, once fueled by the frantic pursuit of riches, now thrives on a different kind of allure, drawing visitors to its historic streets and the thrill of its casinos. The Homestake Mine, a titan of its era, may be silent now, but its shadow looms large, a reminder of the grit and ambition that shaped this rugged landscape. The wildness of the surrounding Black Hills National Forest, a verdant expanse of ponderosa pines and rolling terrain, offers a profound contrast to the town’s lively, sometimes raucous, heart, providing a sanctuary of quietude just a stone's throw from the neon glow.
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| Location | Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.376651°N, 103.729642°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57732, 57754 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Deadwood, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Deadwood, 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 Deadwood includes coordinates 44.376651°N, 103.729642°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 57732, 57754. 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.
