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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Oct 2:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Rapid City Regional Airport SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a north wind 7 to 17 mph increasing to 18 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Light south wind becoming southeast 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a north wind 7 to 17 mph increasing to 18 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Light south wind becoming southeast 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Rapid City Regional Airport SD
 44.04°N 103.12°W (Elev. 3071 ft)
Last Update:
2:26 pm MDT Oct 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm MDT Oct 2, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 8, 2026
 
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