Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Country

A frontal boundary will slowly move eastward and clear most of the eastern seaboard by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will accompany this front alongside the threat of heavy rainfall; These threats may linger along the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Meanwhile, record spring-like warmth is forecast, mainly east of the Mississippi River, this weekend into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

22°F

-6°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1018.5 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 7 Mar 5:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Rapid City SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. Light west wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 7 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 44 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow before 11pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 60. Light west wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 7 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNE Rapid City SD
 44.12°N 103.21°W (Elev. 3268 ft)
6:21 am MST Mar 7, 2026
6am MST Mar 7, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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