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Air Quality and Fire Weather Concerns for the Northeast; Heavy Rainfall Potential Continues for the West

Air Quality Alerts and Fire Weather concerns will continue for the Great Lakes and Northeast through today. Meanwhile, the pattern for the west remains unsettled with more showers and thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall continues through the middle of this week. Warming temperatures will climb above seasonable normal values for the Pacific Northwest and northern Plains through Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Jun 6:52 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 84 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 61 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 86 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 61 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

    High: 86 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 60 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

    High: 83 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Showers
    Likely

    Low: 58 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

    Showers
    Likely

    High: 72 °F

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
Last Update:
6:51 am MDT Jun 6, 2023
Forecast Valid:
7am MDT Jun 6, 2023-6pm MDT Jun 12, 2023
 
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