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

51°F

11°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 30.35 in (1026.8 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 3 Oct 9:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Wasta SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Light southeast wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 89 °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 82. Light and variable wind becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Light southeast wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wasta SD
 44.06°N 102.46°W (Elev. 2398 ft)
9:26 pm MDT Oct 3, 2026
10pm MDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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