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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed SE 15 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1005.3 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 26 Jun 3:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Scenic SD

Severe T-storm Watch until June 27, 12:00am
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Severe T-storm Watch
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    Severe T-storm Watch until June 27, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Sat

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • This Afternoon

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Breezy.
    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a southeast wind 21 to 26 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph becoming southwest 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 60 °F

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

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 8 to 17 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 14 to 16 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Windy.

    High: 86 °F

    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

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a southeast wind 21 to 26 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph becoming southwest 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 8 to 17 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 14 to 16 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Windy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Scenic SD
 43.8°N 102.56°W (Elev. 2799 ft)
Last Update:
4:33 pm MDT Jun 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm MDT Jun 26, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 3, 2026
 
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