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Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Overcast

33°F

1°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1015.2 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 9 Mar 10:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 18. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 16. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 16 early. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Blustery
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 18. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7pm. Low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 16. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 16 early. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Monday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
Last Update:
9:01 pm MDT Mar 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm MDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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