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.

Overcast and Windy

48°F

9°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed N 29 G 40 mph
Barometer 30.33 in (1028.1 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 15 Oct 9:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Rapid City SD

Wind Advisory 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 until October 15, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • Today

    High: 51 °F⇓

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Frost
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 47 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Friday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Rapid City SD
 44.1°N 103.21°W (Elev. 3314 ft)
9:26 am MDT Oct 15, 2026
11am MDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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