Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1012.1 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 5 Aug 11:52 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Colonial Pine Hills SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Colonial Pine Hills SD
 44.01°N 103.32°W (Elev. 4134 ft)
11:09 am MDT Aug 5, 2025
12pm MDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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