Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

52°F

11°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed N 35 G 46 mph
Barometer 30.40 in (1029.9 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 15 Oct 12:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Scenic SD

Wind Advisory October 15, 01:37pm until October 15, 11:00pm
Freeze Warning October 15, 09:00pm until October 16, 09:00am
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Wind Advisory
Freeze Warning
  •  
    Wind Advisory October 15, 01:37pm until October 15, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 38 mph decreasing to 13 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Frost
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 53. Very windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 38 mph decreasing to 13 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Scenic SD
 43.78°N 102.56°W (Elev. 2808 ft)
12:31 pm MDT Oct 15, 2026
1pm MDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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