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

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph in the evening.

    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 60. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
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Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
4:06 am MST Feb 26, 2026
5am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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