Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity	34%
Wind Speed	N 3 mph
Barometer	30.05 in (1019.8 mb)
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	28 Feb 12:52 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

This Afternoon
High: 49 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 51 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 61 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 59 °F
Becoming
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 67 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 49. East wind 11 to 17 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 5. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. Wind chill values as low as 5 early. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 67.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Thursday

A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Friday

A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.