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Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed NE 16 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1008.0 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 9 Mar 6:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Caputa SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 16. Blustery, with a north wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow before 2pm, then a chance of rain between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming north 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 13. North wind 12 to 17 mph becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values as low as 13 early. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 22 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 31 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Windy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind 8 to 17 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 16. Blustery, with a north wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow before 2pm, then a chance of rain between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming north 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 13. North wind 12 to 17 mph becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values as low as 13 early. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 22 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 31 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind 8 to 17 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Monday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles ESE Caputa SD
 43.96°N 102.87°W (Elev. 2799 ft)
Last Update:
7:07 pm MDT Mar 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm MDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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