Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity	47%
Wind Speed	E 5 mph
Barometer	30.07 in (1019.1 mb)
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	44°F (7°C)
Last update	19 Apr 8:52 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 49 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 85 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 56 °F
Showers
Likely and
Very Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 28 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy then
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Thursday

Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Very windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph increasing to 33 to 43 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy.

Friday

A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

Friday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery.

Saturday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Sunday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.