Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.87 in (1013.7 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 8:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 8 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 13. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 8 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 13. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ellsworth Air Force Base SD
 44.15°N 103.1°W (Elev. 3202 ft)
8:16 am MST Feb 26, 2026
9am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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