North Eagle Butte, South Dakota Weather
North Eagle Butte, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for North Eagle Butte, Dewey County.
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About North Eagle Butte, South Dakota
North Eagle Butte rises from the undulating prairie, a collection of buildings scattered across a landscape of subtle rises and shallow draws. It lies 117.2 miles east-north-east of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 56°T), and is situated 0.1 miles north of Eagle Butte. The land here is a muted palette of tawny grasses in summer, turning to brittle straw as the seasons turn, punctuated by the occasional hardy cottonwood or juniper clinging to the earth. The sky feels immense, a vast canvas where clouds drift like slow ships, and the light at dusk often bleeds into the horizon in hues of rose and bruised plum, casting long, dancing shadows across the open country. The air, when it’s not carrying the scent of dust or distant livestock, often has a crisp, invigorating bite that speaks of the wide-open spaces. The story of North Eagle Butte is deeply entwined with the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, on which it resides, and the generations who have called this land home. Its economy, like much of this region, has historically relied on ranching and agriculture, the raising of cattle on the vast pastures a defining feature. You can sense the quiet resilience here, a character shaped by the land and the enduring traditions of its people. While not a place of grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in its unpretentious existence, a small settlement holding its ground against the powerful, sweeping beauty of the South Dakota prairie, a place where the rhythm of life is measured by the arc of the sun and the whisper of the wind.
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| Location | North Eagle Butte, Dewey County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.004147°N, 101.233763°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57625 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Eagle Butte, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Eagle Butte, 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 North Eagle Butte includes coordinates 45.004147°N, 101.233763°W, situated in Dewey County. ZIP code 57625. 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.
