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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Light Rain

65°F

18°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed E 15 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 26 Jul 9:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Widespread haze before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Widespread haze after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 97 °F

    Haze then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Widespread haze before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 93. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Widespread haze before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Widespread haze after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Widespread haze before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 93. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 97.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 97.
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Point Forecast:
Ellsworth Air Force Base SD
 44.15°N 103.1°W (Elev. 3202 ft)
Last Update:
7:50 pm MDT Jul 26, 2024
Forecast Valid:
10pm MDT Jul 26, 2024-6pm MDT Aug 2, 2024
 
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