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

45°F

7°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.92 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Mar 8:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Blackhawk SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 9pm and 11pm, then a chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 41 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 9pm and 11pm, then a chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSW Blackhawk SD
 44.09°N 103.36°W (Elev. 4108 ft)
7:42 am MST Mar 7, 2026
9am MST Mar 7, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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