Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

32°F

0°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	W 5 mph
Barometer	29.32 in (993.8 mb)
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	27°F (-3°C)
Last update	17 Feb 5:52 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ESE Fairburn SD

Red Flag Warning February 17, 11:00am until February 17, 06:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 63 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 49 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Snow Likely
and Blustery
Thursday
High: 24 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -2 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 31 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 7 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 35 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with an east wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 26 to 36 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 15. Breezy, with a southwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values as low as 18 early. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a north wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday

Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 11am. High near 24. North wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. North wind around 6 mph becoming west in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 5.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 11.