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Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

33°F

1°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1026.8 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 22 Mar 11:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
Last Update:
9:42 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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