Little Eagle, South Dakota Weather
Little Eagle, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Little Eagle, Corson County.
Full aviation weather for Little Eagle is published on the Mobridge Municipal Airport (KMBG) page, 34 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 Little Eagle 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 Little Eagle: Standing Rock Airport (KY27) 45 km
Conditions reported at KMBG describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Little Eagle specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Little Eagle.
About Little Eagle, South Dakota
Little Eagle lies on a vast, undulating prairie, a landscape sculpted by wind and sky. It lies 78.3 miles south of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 181°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of McLaughlin. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of color, from the pale gold of dry grasses in summer to the deep, bruised purples of twilight after a storm. Dust devils dance across the horizon, ephemeral spirits of the plains, and the air, when it’s not carrying the scent of sagebrush, often holds the sharp tang of distant rain. The horizon itself feels immense, a sweeping arc that promises an endless expanse, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees guarding a dry creek bed. The history of Little Eagle is deeply entwined with the land and the people who have long called this place home. The economy here is primarily agricultural, sustained by the hardy cattle ranches that dot the surrounding countryside, their fences stretching like taut threads across the immense openness. This is a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of its residents, a quiet resilience forged in the face of isolation and the raw beauty of the Badlands’ edge. The few buildings that comprise Little Eagle seem to hunker down against the elements, their weathered facades speaking of generations that have weathered the prairie’s challenges.
Live animated radar for Little Eagle 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 | Little Eagle, Corson County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.67583°N, 100.804304°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57642, 57639 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Little Eagle, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Eagle, 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 Little Eagle includes coordinates 45.675830°N, 100.804304°W, situated in Corson County. ZIP code 57642, 57639. 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.
