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

53°F

12°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1012.7 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Blackhawk SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 17. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 39. East wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the evening.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 17. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. East wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
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Point Forecast:
Blackhawk SD
 44.16°N 103.34°W (Elev. 3835 ft)
8:16 am MST Feb 26, 2026
11am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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