Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Mostly Cloudy

41°F

5°C

Humidity	53%
Wind Speed	SE 3 mph
Barometer	29.54 in (1001.1 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	9 Dec 6:52 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Colonial Pine Hills SD

High Wind Warning December 9, 08:00am until December 10, 02:00am

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High Wind Warning

Today
High: 54 °F⇓
Chance Rain
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 44 °F
Snow Likely
then
Rain/Snow
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 39 °F⇑
Chance Rain
Thursday
High: 50 °F
Rain Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 14 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Snow Likely
Friday
High: 19 °F
Snow Likely
Friday Night
Low: 9 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 20 °F
Chance Snow
then Partly
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 8am. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 54 by 10am, then falling to around 40 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Wednesday

Snow likely before 3pm, then rain and snow likely between 3pm and 4pm, then rain likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 20. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 42 by 4am. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday

Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 19. North wind around 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 9. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Saturday

A chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.