Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

40°F

4°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	SE 8 mph
Barometer	30.06 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	28 Feb 11:52 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

This Afternoon
High: 51 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 18 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 53 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 62 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 59 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 67 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 51. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 9. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values as low as 9 early. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Light and variable wind.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 67.