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Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1014.2 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 20 Apr 4:52 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Owanka SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph increasing to 29 to 39 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 45 mph decreasing to 23 to 33 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Very Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph increasing to 29 to 39 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 45 mph decreasing to 23 to 33 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 9pm and midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Owanka SD
 44.02°N 102.57°W (Elev. 2598 ft)
Last Update:
4:47 am MDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am MDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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