Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

35°F

2°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.71 in (1007.9 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 25 Feb 7:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ESE Fairburn SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 16. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Wind chill values as low as 18 early. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 16. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Wind chill values as low as 18 early. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles ESE Fairburn SD
 43.62°N 102.87°W (Elev. 2799 ft)
7:36 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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