Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

49°F

9°C

Humidity	31%
Wind Speed	NE 12 mph
Barometer	30.06 in (1020.0 mb)
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	44°F (7°C)
Last update	28 Feb 3:52 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ESE Fairburn SD

Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 56 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 63 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Slight Chance
Rain then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 59 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 69 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 9. East wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56. Wind chill values as low as 9 early. East wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.