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Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed SE 18 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1007.6 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 26 Jun 12:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Wasta SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Breezy.
    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. Windy.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Windy.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a southeast wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Windy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 97.
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Point Forecast:
Wasta SD
 44.06°N 102.46°W (Elev. 2398 ft)
Last Update:
12:32 pm MDT Jun 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm MDT Jun 26, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 2, 2026
 
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