Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.16 in (1019.4 mb)
Dewpoint	50°F (10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Aug 11:52 pm MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Rapid City Regional Airport SD

Overnight
Low: 58 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 89 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 96 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 95 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 63 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 89 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 59 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light southeast wind.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.