Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. 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

61°F

16°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	S 10 mph
Barometer	30.14 in (1018.3 mb)
Dewpoint	58°F (14°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Last update	2 Aug 6:52 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

Today
High: 88 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 62 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 82 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 60 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 87 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 62 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 89 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 63 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 88 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 88.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 92.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Friday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.