Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Country

A frontal boundary will slowly move eastward and clear most of the eastern seaboard by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will accompany this front alongside the threat of heavy rainfall; These threats may linger along the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Meanwhile, record spring-like warmth is forecast, mainly east of the Mississippi River, this weekend into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

44°F

7°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1008.4 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 8 Mar 1:52 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
12:46 am MST Mar 8, 2026
1am MST Mar 8, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
 
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