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.

Overcast

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1014.5 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 10 Mar 7:52 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

  • Today

    Today: Snow likely, mainly after 3pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming north 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Snow Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 9pm.  Low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 15. North wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as 14 early. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely before 10pm, then rain and snow likely between 10pm and midnight, then snow likely after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph becoming northeast 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery then
    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of rain and snow before noon, then rain likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Rain
    Likely and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming north 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before 9pm. Low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 15. North wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as 14 early. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
Thursday Night
Rain likely before 10pm, then rain and snow likely between 10pm and midnight, then snow likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph becoming northeast 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow before noon, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
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Point Forecast:
Rapid City Regional Airport SD
 44.04°N 103.06°W (Elev. 3100 ft)
8:11 am MDT Mar 10, 2026
8am MDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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