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

Red Flag Warning 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

59°F

15°C

Humidity	19%
Wind Speed	E 8 mph
Barometer	29.69 in (1006.6 mb)
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Feb 3:52 pm MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles E Scenic SD

Red Flag Warning February 17, 11:00am until February 17, 06:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 62 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 14 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Thursday
High: 22 °F
Snow and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Friday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 10 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow before 8am, then a slight chance of rain between 8am and 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 22 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow between 10pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 18. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a north wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

Snow. High near 22. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 37.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.