Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains into the morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fog/Mist

31°F

-1°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	E 5 mph
Barometer	29.72 in (1008.5 mb)
Dewpoint	31°F (-1°C)
Visibility	2.50 mi
Wind Chill	26°F (-3°C)
Last update	2 Apr 2:52 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rapid Valley SD

Overnight
Low: 31 °F
Patchy Fog
Thursday
High: 54 °F
Patchy Fog
then Partly
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
Rain then
Rain/Freezing
Rain
Friday
High: 39 °F
Wintry Mix
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 24 °F
Rain/Snow and
Blustery then
Slight Chance
Snow
Saturday
High: 52 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 59 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 31. Light southeast wind.

Thursday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Light southeast wind increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Thursday Night

Rain before 5am, then freezing rain. Low around 29. Southeast wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Friday

Snow, possibly mixed with rain and freezing rain before 3pm, then snow between 3pm and 5pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain after 5pm. High near 39. Breezy, with a northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday

A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.