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

34°F

1°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 29.69 in (1007.7 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 25 Feb 6:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Scenic SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 17. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. Wind chill values as low as 20. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 44 °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 25. Wind chill values as low as 17. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 30. Wind chill values as low as 20. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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 26.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
Scenic SD
 43.78°N 102.56°W (Elev. 2808 ft)
7:36 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
7pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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