Active Pattern for the Center of the Nation; Increasing Rainfall Threat for the Pacific Northwest

An active pattern remains in place across the center of the country with additional threats from severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. These concerns will remain in place through most of the weekend. An approaching storm across the Pacific Northwest is expected to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds late this weekend. The heat risk and fire weather concerns will increase across the Southwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

Lat: 44.05°NLon: 103.05°WElev: 3202ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1008.5 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Jun 6:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SW Owanka SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between midnight and 3am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light southwest wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Breezy.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between midnight and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Light southwest wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. Breezy.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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Point Forecast:
10 Miles SW Owanka SD
 43.92°N 102.75°W (Elev. 2598 ft)
6:11 pm MDT Jun 1, 2024
7pm MDT Jun 1, 2024-6pm MDT Jun 8, 2024
 
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