Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity	52%
Wind Speed	SE 8 mph
Barometer	30.06 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	27°F (-3°C)
Last update	28 Feb 10:52 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

Today
High: 50 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 12 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 53 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 63 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 60 °F
Becoming
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 69 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 3. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values as low as 4 early. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 69.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Thursday

A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Friday

A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.