Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Country

A frontal boundary will slowly move eastward and clear most of the eastern seaboard by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will accompany this front alongside the threat of heavy rainfall; These threats may linger along the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Meanwhile, record spring-like warmth is forecast, mainly east of the Mississippi River, this weekend into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1012.3 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill53°F (12°C)
Last update 7 Mar 11:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Elm Springs SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of snow after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 42 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. North wind 9 to 18 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. North wind 9 to 18 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Elm Springs SD
 44.32°N 102.54°W (Elev. 2605 ft)
12:11 pm MST Mar 7, 2026
12pm MST Mar 7, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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