Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed NW 16 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1018.2 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 9:52 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Wasta SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. Light south wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. East wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. Light south wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 49. East wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wasta SD
 44.06°N 102.46°W (Elev. 2398 ft)
8:36 am MDT Oct 3, 2026
10am MDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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