Johnson Siding, South Dakota Weather
Johnson Siding, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Johnson Siding, Pennington County.
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About Johnson Siding, South Dakota
Johnson Siding lies in a landscape where the prairie begins its slow, deliberate climb toward the Black Hills. It lies 10.3 miles west of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 272°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-south-west of Summerset. Rolling grasslands, dotted with tenacious stands of ponderosa pine and juniper, stretch towards the horizon, the earth a rich, ochre hue under the vast South Dakota sky. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and wild sage, a subtle perfume that speaks of wide-open spaces and a quiet resilience. Occasional weathered fence lines, like faint scars on the land, hint at the lives that have been lived and the boundaries that have been drawn across this undulating terrain, where the wind seems to whisper secrets of the long, unpeopled distances. The story of Johnson Siding is one of resourceful settlement, tied intrinsically to the rhythms of the land and the promise of its resources. For generations, ranching has been a cornerstone of the local economy, with herds of cattle grazing on the expansive pastures, their presence a familiar sight against the backdrop of the distant, shadowed hills. The history of the area is also marked by the echoes of mining, a legacy that subtly informs the character of the place, a quiet acknowledgment of the earth’s hidden treasures and the human endeavor to unearth them. While the grand pronouncements of boomtowns may have faded, a steady, unhurried pace of life persists in Johnson Siding, a testament to enduring connections to the soil and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.
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| Location | Johnson Siding, Pennington County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.084709°N, 103.437966°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57702 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Johnson Siding, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Johnson Siding, 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 Johnson Siding includes coordinates 44.084709°N, 103.437966°W, situated in Pennington County. ZIP code 57702. 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.
