Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1026.5 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 22 Mar 10:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles SSE Caputa SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 8 to 18 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 16 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 21 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 8 to 18 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 16 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 21 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles SSE Caputa SD
 43.83°N 102.86°W (Elev. 2949 ft)
9:42 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
11pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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