Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	S 6 mph
Barometer	30.17 in (1019.2 mb)
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Aug 9:52 pm MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

Tonight
Low: 59 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 90 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 95 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 94 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 63 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 89 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 59 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light south wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. South wind around 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.