Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed NW 16 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 12:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 8 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 8 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
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Point Forecast:
Rapid City Regional Airport SD
 44.04°N 103.06°W (Elev. 3100 ft)
12:36 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
1pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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