Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from February 17, 11:00 AM MST until February 17, 06:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.76 in (1008.6 mb)
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Feb 10:52 pm MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE New Underwood SD

Fire Weather Watch February 17, 11:00am until February 17, 06:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Tonight
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
Washington's Birthday
High: 64 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 63 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Blustery
Wednesday
High: 39 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Snow Likely
and Blustery
Thursday
High: 23 °F
Snow Likely
and Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Light southwest wind.

Washington's Birthday

Sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph becoming southwest 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Friday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Friday Night

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 7.