Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity	43%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	29.87 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	48°F (9°C)
Last update	21 Mar 2:52 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rapid Valley SD

Red Flag Warning March 21, 03:37am until March 21, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning March 21, 03:37am until March 21, 09:00pm
NOW until 9:00pm Sat
Red Flag Warning
Overnight
Low: 58 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 91 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 39 °F
Breezy.
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain
Sunday
High: 61 °F
Chance Rain
then Mostly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 34 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 68 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 68 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 58. West wind around 6 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 7 to 12 mph becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph becoming north 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of rain before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming east 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 77.