Live National Weather Service alerts, NEXRAD weather radar, hourly forecast, fire-weather outlook, air quality, and 5-day forecast for Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Established in 1978 and covering 379 square miles. Located in Jackson County, SD. The park is known for its continental prairie climate with hot summers, cold windy winters, and severe-thunderstorm activity in spring. Free, no login, no ads.
Badlands National Park sits at approximately 43.855°N, 101.978°W. BloomWX surfaces signals that matter for park visitors: hourly weather tied to the park's NWS gridpoint, fire-weather outlooks where relevant, air quality (often degraded by wildfire smoke in summer), sunrise and sunset times for dark-sky observing, and any active alerts for the area. Data refreshes every 60 seconds from weather.gov, USGS, NOAA SWPC, and EPA AirNow. See all South Dakota weather dashboards on BloomWX.
BloomWX is a free, ad-free weather operations dashboard. Re-presents official government weather data verbatim — no proprietary forecasts, no consumer-app cruft. Read the BloomWX learn library for beginner-friendly explainers on every surface, including fire weather outlooks, air quality, and NEXRAD radar.