Sinlaku Continues to Impact the Marianas; Severe Weather from the Central US to the Northeast; Late-Season Snow in the Northwest

Sinlaku continues to bring destructive winds, widespread heavy rain/flooding, and storm surge to the Marianas. Showers and severe thunderstorms are expected from the Northeast to the Mid-Mississippi Valley and to the Central/Southern Plains through Thursday. A front will produce late-season snowfall over the Cascades and Northern Rockies and coastal rain over the Northwest Coast through Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity	89%
Wind Speed	NW 5 mph
Barometer	29.77 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	33°F (1°C)
Last update	14 Apr 11:52 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

13 Miles SSE Caputa SD

Fire Weather Watch April 16, 12:00pm until April 16, 07:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Overnight
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 75 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 77 °F
Breezy.
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 30 °F
Windy.
Showers
Likely then
Rain/Snow
Likely
Friday
High: 45 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming west 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

Rain showers likely before 1am, then rain and snow showers likely between 1am and 2am, then snow showers likely after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a north wind 26 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Windy, with a north wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.