Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair and Breezy

72°F

22°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed NW 22 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.24 in (1022.8 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 3:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Caputa SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Caputa SD
 44°N 102.99°W (Elev. 2953 ft)
3:51 pm MDT Oct 3, 2026
4pm MDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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