Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1009.9 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Caputa SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 10. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 41. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. East wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 10. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. East wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles ESE Caputa SD
 43.96°N 102.87°W (Elev. 2799 ft)
4:06 am MST Feb 26, 2026
4am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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