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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Mostly Cloudy

19°C

66°F

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed NW 9 km/h
Barometer 1009.3 mb (29.86 in)
Dewpoint 9°C (49°F)
Visibility 16 km
Last update 29 May 8:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Rapid City SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind 16 to 24 km/h becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 11 °C

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. North wind 18 to 24 km/h, with gusts as high as 47 km/h.

    High: 19 °C

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. North wind 13 to 18 km/h becoming northwest 5 to 10 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 km/h.

    Low: 9 °C

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 5 to 10 km/h becoming south 11 to 16 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 km/h.

    High: 20 °C

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Southeast wind 6 to 11 km/h becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 27 km/h.

    Low: 9 °C

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 13 to 18 km/h in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 km/h.

    High: 26 °C

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind 10 to 14 km/h becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 km/h.

    Low: 14 °C

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 10 to 18 km/h becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 km/h.

    High: 28 °C

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °C

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind 16 to 24 km/h becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. North wind 18 to 24 km/h, with gusts as high as 47 km/h.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. North wind 13 to 18 km/h becoming northwest 5 to 10 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 km/h.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Southwest wind 5 to 10 km/h becoming south 11 to 16 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 km/h.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Southeast wind 6 to 11 km/h becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 27 km/h.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 13 to 18 km/h in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 km/h.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind 10 to 14 km/h becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 km/h.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 10 to 18 km/h becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 km/h.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 28.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Rapid City SD
 44.07°N 103.27°W (Elev. 3333 m)
Last Update:
8:12 pm MDT May 29, 2024
Forecast Valid:
9pm MDT May 29, 2024-6pm MDT Jun 5, 2024
 
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