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Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Overcast and Windy

52°F

11°C

Humidity	72%
Wind Speed	NW 32 G 48 mph
Barometer	29.58 in (1001.3 mb)
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	45°F (7°C)
Last update	16 Apr 11:52 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

Wind Advisory until April 16, 06:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory until April 16, 06:00pm

NOW until
6:00pm Tue

Wind Advisory
This
Afternoon

Chance
Showers and
Windy
High: 56 °F
Tonight

Gradual
Clearing and
Windy then
Mostly Clear
Low: 39 °F
Wednesday

Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
High: 49 °F
Wednesday
Night

Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Low: 29 °F
Thursday

Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow
High: 45 °F
Thursday
Night

Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Low: 27 °F
Friday

Slight Chance
Snow Showers
High: 43 °F
Friday
Night

Partly Cloudy
Low: 25 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Tonight

Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 19. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

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 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 59.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.