Pierre, South Dakota Weather
Pierre, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pierre, Hughes County.
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About Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre unfolds across a broad, sun-drenched prairie where the Missouri River, a vast, slow-moving artery, shapes the horizon. It lies 118.6 miles south-west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 231°T), and is situated 1.5 miles north-east of Fort Pierre. The land here is a study in expansive skies and the subtle, rolling contours of the earth, broken by stands of hardy cottonwood and the tenacious green of cultivated fields. The air carries a clean, dry scent, a testament to the wind’s ceaseless passage, and in the late afternoon, the light spills over the land in molten gold, illuminating the gentle rise and fall of the terrain with an almost spiritual clarity. The character of Pierre is etched in this openness, a quiet strength that mirrors the resilience of the natural world surrounding it. The history of Pierre is intertwined with the very currents that define its landscape, from its beginnings as a vital river crossing and fur trading post to its eventual designation as the state capital. The economy of Pierre, long anchored by agriculture and government, now also benefits from the recreational opportunities afforded by the Missouri River and its impoundments, drawing a steady stream of visitors to its parks and fishing spots. This confluence of government, agriculture, and the enduring allure of the water lends Pierre a distinctive, unhurried rhythm, a place where the vastness of the prairie meets the steady flow of history and the quiet hum of daily life.
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| Location | Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44.368316°N, 100.350966°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57501 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pierre, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pierre, 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 Pierre includes coordinates 44.368316°N, 100.350966°W, situated in Hughes County. ZIP code 57501. Telephone area code: 605. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
