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

42°F

6°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.79 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Mar 8:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • 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.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of snow after 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south 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. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
7:27 pm MST Mar 7, 2026
8pm MST Mar 7, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
 
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