Showers and Cooler Temperatures in the East; Multi-Day Rain Event in the Southwest

A cold front in the East will bring showers and thunderstorms and much cooler temperatures from the Northeast into the Southeast. The Southwest, centered around New Mexico, will continue to see showers and thunderstorms, where there maybe isolated flash flooding. Tropical moisture will bring a multi-day period of thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall across the Southwest beginning Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed SE 15 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Oct 10:52 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Box Elder SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Light south wind becoming southeast 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers after midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Light south wind becoming southeast 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Columbus Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Box Elder SD
 44.12°N 103.09°W (Elev. 3104 ft)
9:21 am MDT Oct 8, 2025
11am MDT Oct 8, 2025-6pm MDT Oct 14, 2025
 
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