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

62°F

17°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 3:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 7 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 17. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 7 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 17. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
1:51 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
4pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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