Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ellsworth Air Force Base (KRCA)

Lat: 44.15°NLon: 103.1°WElev: 3278ft.

Fair and Windy

53°F

12°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed NW 37 G 45 mph
Barometer 30.35 in (1028.5 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 15 Oct 1:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

Wind Advisory October 15, 02:40pm until October 15, 11:00pm
Freeze Warning October 15, 09:00pm until October 16, 09:00am
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Wind Advisory
Freeze Warning
  •  
    Wind Advisory October 15, 02:40pm until October 15, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 32 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Frost
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 32 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Friday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.21°W (Elev. 3189 ft)
12:31 pm MDT Oct 15, 2026
2pm MDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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