Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed W 3 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1009.0 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 8:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SW Blackhawk SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.

    Low: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Calm wind.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Calm wind.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SW Blackhawk SD
 44.09°N 103.45°W (Elev. 4505 ft)
8:51 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
9pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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