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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.62 in (1002.6 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Apr 5:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Wasta SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 24 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain showers before 1am, then rain and snow showers likely between 1am and 4am, then snow showers likely after 4am. Low around 32. Wind chill values as low as 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 32 °F

    Windy.
    Showers then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as 19 early. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 24 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Thursday Night
Rain showers before 1am, then rain and snow showers likely between 1am and 4am, then snow showers likely after 4am. Low around 32. Wind chill values as low as 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as 19 early. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wasta SD
 44.06°N 102.46°W (Elev. 2398 ft)
Last Update:
4:32 pm MDT Apr 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm MDT Apr 15, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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