Newell, South Dakota Weather
Newell, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Newell, Butte County.
Full aviation weather for Newell is published on the Sturgis Municipal Airport (K49B) page, 33 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. 3 airfields within reach of Newell 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 Newell: Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (KEFC) 35 km · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (KSPF) 39 km
Conditions reported at K49B describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Newell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Newell.
About Newell, South Dakota
Newell rests in a broad expanse of land where the High Plains begin their gentle tilt towards the Black Hills. It lies 44.8 miles north-north-west of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 348°T), and is situated 26.6 miles north-east of Spearfish. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often a brilliant, washed-out blue during the day, deepening to bruised purples and fiery oranges as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long, stark shadows across the undulating prairie. Sagebrush and hardy grasses claim dominion over the earth, their muted greens and browns a testament to the arid climate, punctuated by the occasional, resilient cottonwood lining the scarce watercourses. The air, when it’s not carrying the bite of winter, is dry and clean, smelling faintly of dust and wild things. Life in Newell moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, a quiet observance of the land’s enduring power. The story of Newell is intrinsically tied to the Belle Fourche Irrigation Project, a monumental undertaking that transformed this arid landscape into a surprisingly fertile basin. Established to harness the waters of the Belle Fourche River, the project brought agriculture to the forefront, and Newell became a hub for the surrounding ranches and farms. The economy, though still reliant on the bounty of the land, has diversified, with a focus on services catering to the agricultural community and the growing tourism that ventures towards the nearby natural wonders. The legacy of those early pioneers, who wrestled sustenance from this tough soil, is palpable in the enduring spirit of Newell, a quiet resilience etched into the very character of the place.
Live animated radar for Newell 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 | Newell, Butte County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.714708°N, 103.420744°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57760 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Newell, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newell, 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 Newell includes coordinates 44.714708°N, 103.420744°W, situated in Butte County. ZIP code 57760. 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.
