Swift Bird, South Dakota Weather
Swift Bird, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Swift Bird, Dewey County.
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About Swift Bird, South Dakota
Swift Bird lies under the vast, indifferent expanse of the South Dakota sky, a scattering of structures against a horizon that seems to stretch into forever. It lies 95.0 miles west-south-west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 254°T), and is situated 19.8 miles west of Gettysburg. The land here is a study in subtle tones, a palette of muted greens and ochres under the relentless sun, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwoods that whisper secrets in the wind. Rolling prairie grasses, rippled like an ocean of tawny silk, surrender to the gentle slopes that define the terrain, an endless, undulating canvas where the wind carves ephemeral patterns. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the earth and the distant promise of rain, a scent that speaks of open spaces and a life lived under the wide, watchful eye of the heavens. The history of Swift Bird is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet perseverance of its people and the land that sustains them. This is a place where the local economy is intimately tied to the rhythms of agriculture, where cattle graze on the endless pastures and the amber waves of grain, when in season, catch the light like a thousand tiny suns. The legacy of early settlers, their hopes and hardships, is woven into the very fabric of this locale, a testament to the enduring spirit required to tame such a wild and beautiful country. There are no bustling avenues or clamoring marketplaces in Swift Bird; instead, a quiet dignity pervades, a sense of unhurried existence where community is found in shared sunsets and the quiet hum of daily life unfolding beneath that immense, ever-present sky.
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| Location | Swift Bird, Dewey County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 45.0601°N, 100.3545°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57442 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Swift Bird, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swift Bird, 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 Swift Bird includes coordinates 45.060100°N, 100.354500°W, situated in Dewey County. ZIP code 57442. 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.
