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Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Thunderstorm in Vicinity

82°F

28°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed SE 14 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1003.5 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 26 Jun 7:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSW Scenic SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 60 °F

    T-storms
    Likely and
    Breezy then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 10 to 16 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 17 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 84. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 26 mph becoming southwest 26 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Windy.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 10 to 16 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 17 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 84. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 26 mph becoming southwest 26 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Windy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSW Scenic SD
 43.67°N 102.58°W (Elev. 3110 ft)
Last Update:
7:42 pm MDT Jun 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm MDT Jun 26, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 3, 2026
 
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