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Showers and Storms in the Northern Rockies; Localized Flooding in the Southeast

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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

66°F

19°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Aug 9:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Isolated
    T-storms

    Low: 64 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Scattered
    T-storms

    High: 90 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Haze

    Low: 64 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Haze and
    Breezy then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

    High: 87 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind 5 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 64 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 96. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 96 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 64 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    Sunny

    High: 89 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

    Low: 60 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Widespread haze. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind 5 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 96. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
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Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
Last Update:
9:30 pm MDT Aug 5, 2021
Forecast Valid:
10pm MDT Aug 5, 2021-6pm MDT Aug 12, 2021
 
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