Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. 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

Fire Weather Watch in effect from February 17, 11:00 AM MST until February 17, 06:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	NW 5 mph
Barometer	29.77 in (1010.0 mb)
Dewpoint	14°F (-10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	24°F (-4°C)
Last update	15 Feb 9:52 pm MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ESE Fairburn SD

Fire Weather Watch February 17, 11:00am until February 17, 06:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Mostly Clear
Washington's Birthday
High: 67 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 64 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 44 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Snow Likely
and Blustery
Thursday
High: 25 °F
Snow Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 3 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Washington's Birthday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 24 to 34 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Friday

A slight chance of snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Friday Night

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 6.