Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Partly Cloudy

48°F

9°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1024.3 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Mar 4:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE New Underwood SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 7 to 17 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 7 to 17 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ESE New Underwood SD
 44.09°N 102.79°W (Elev. 2894 ft)
2:57 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
5pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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