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National Weather Service Rapid City SD
256 PM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026

SDZ026-301000-
Rapid City Regional Airport-Pennington SD
44.05N 103.06W Elev. 3204 ft
256 PM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      52          77          50          65          44
Temp          75 73 60 55 53 52 61 72 76 72 62 57 54 51 54 59 62 62 51 48 46 44
Dewpt         43 46 48 47 44 43 46 47 46 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 42 42 41 41 42 42
RH            32 38 64 74 71 71 58 41 34 42 58 67 71 77 66 53 48 48 68 77 86 93
Wind dir      NW  E SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE
Wind spd       8  8  5  5  8  6  6 10 11 10  8 10  8  6  5  8 12 14 11  6  6  8
Wind gust                       17 20          20 20 17       24 27 23 17    19
Clouds        CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  C  C


Date           10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          69      49    70      45    69      49    76      54    79
Temp          60 67 52   50 65 64 50   46 63 65 52   49 69 71 57   54 74 73
Dewpt         46 49 46   46 47 45 42   42 46 46 44   45 51 51 47   43 46 45
PWind dir        SE      SW     N       W    SE      SE    SE      SW     N
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5      10     5       5     0       0     0       0     0

$$
WYZ054-301000-
Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport-Campbell WY
44.35N 105.54W Elev. 4364 ft
256 PM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      48          75          46          69          44
Temp          75 72 60 55 52 49 56 70 74 71 59 52 49 47 51 62 68 63 53 49 46 44
Dewpt         37 34 35 36 36 37 40 41 40 41 42 41 40 40 42 43 44 44 42 42 40 40
RH            25 25 39 49 54 63 55 35 29 34 53 66 71 76 71 50 42 50 66 77 79 86
Wind dir       W  N SE  S  S  S NW  N  N  N NE NE  N NE  E  S  S  E  E  E SE  S
Wind spd       5  5  4  3  6  6  8 10 10 10  8  8  6  5  8 14 14 14 13  8  6  9
Wind gust     18                      20 23 24 21 20 19    28 27 27 27 21 19 23
Clouds        CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          10          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C


Date           10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          72      47    68      46    72      48    79      52    77
Temp          64 70 54   48 63 65 50   47 65 68 54   48 73 74 58   53 73 72
Dewpt         45 44 44   42 43 40 39   40 45 43 44   43 42 39 39   35 37 37
PWind dir         S       S     N      SE    SE      SE     S       S    NW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW   SC FW FW FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0      10     5       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
SDZ001-301000-
Buffalo-Harding SD
45.60N 103.55W Elev. 3004 ft
256 PM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      49          77          46          59          40
Temp          79 73 58 54 52 50 58 73 76 70 57 53 50 47 50 56 58 53 47 45 42 41
Dewpt         36 38 40 40 39 40 44 45 43 44 44 42 40 38 37 36 35 36 38 38 38 37
RH            21 28 51 59 61 68 59 37 31 39 62 66 68 71 61 47 42 52 71 76 86 85
Wind dir       W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd      13 10  9  5  8  6  8 12 14 12  9 10  6  5  5  9 13 16 12  8  9  9
Wind gust     31 20                23 29 25 21                24
Clouds        CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0          10          30          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  C  C  S  S


Date           10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          65      44    68      42    66      44    74      50    77
Temp          59 63 49   45 64 62 47   42 63 61 50   45 67 68 55   51 74 70
Dewpt         42 44 44   44 43 38 39   38 40 39 41   41 48 48 48   44 44 40
PWind dir        SE       S    NW       E    SE      SE    SE       S     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW SC   SC B1 FW
PoP 12hr          5      20    10       0     0       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                S

$$
SDZ029-301000-
Custer County Airport-Custer SD
43.73N 103.62W Elev. 5602 ft
256 PM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      47          71          45          58          39
Temp          69 64 52 51 49 48 60 69 69 62 56 52 48 46 49 55 58 53 46 44 41 40
Dewpt         39 38 42 39 40 40 43 42 42 43 42 40 40 39 40 40 40 39 38 36 38 38
RH            33 38 69 63 71 74 53 37 37 50 59 63 74 76 71 57 51 59 73 73 89 92
Wind dir      SW SW  N NW  W NW NW  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  E SE  E  E  E NE  E
Wind spd       5  4  2  2  3  4  4  5  6  5  5  8  4  4  6  6  9  8  8  4  3  3
Wind gust     16                      17 16 16 20 19 17 18 18 20 20 21 16 13
Clouds        FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  S  S


Date           10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          63      46    65      41    62      46    71      51    73
Temp          57 59 50   47 63 58 46   42 59 57 50   46 67 65 55   52 71 65
Dewpt         43 44 41   40 41 40 36   38 43 42 40   41 44 43 38   36 38 39
PWind dir        SE      NW     N      NE    SE      SE    SW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0      10     5       5     0       0     0       0     0

$$
SDZ013-301000-
Faith Municipal Airport-Meade SD
45.04N 102.02W Elev. 2584 ft
256 PM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      51          76          48          60          43
Temp          77 74 60 56 53 51 58 72 75 71 61 55 52 49 50 57 58 56 50 46 45 43
Dewpt         45 48 44 45 45 45 46 48 47 49 47 46 43 39 38 36 35 36 38 39 39 38
RH            32 40 55 66 74 80 64 42 37 46 60 72 71 68 63 45 42 47 63 76 79 82
Wind dir       W  W SW SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E SE SE
Wind spd       9  6  8  6  8  8 10 11 11  9  8 11  9  8  8  8  9  9  9  6  9 10
Wind gust     19                            18    20 18
Clouds        CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5          10          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  C  C


Date           10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          63      46    67      43    64      46    70      50    76
Temp          57 61 50   46 63 62 48   43 60 60 50   46 64 67 55   51 71 70
Dewpt         42 43 44   44 46 42 42   40 42 40 42   43 50 51 51   48 49 46
PWind dir        SE      SE    NW       E    SE      SE    SE      SE    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5      20    10       0     0       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                S

$$
SDZ042-301000-
Pine Ridge Airport-Oglala Lakota SD
43.02N 102.51W Elev. 3333 ft
256 PM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      50          76          49          66          45
Temp          72 72 59 56 53 50 59 72 74 70 60 57 53 50 54 60 64 63 53 49 47 45
Dewpt         53 54 50 49 49 50 53 50 47 49 49 48 46 46 46 43 42 42 42 41 41 41
RH            51 53 72 77 86100 80 46 38 47 67 72 77 86 74 53 45 46 66 74 79 86
Wind dir      NW NE SE SE  S SW SW NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd       6  5  4  4  4  5  6  8  9  6  6  4  4  8 10 10  9 11 13 11 11 13
Wind gust                                         14 18                21    24
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          69      49    70      45    69      50    77      54    79
Temp          61 66 55   50 65 64 51   46 64 65 55   51 70 71 60   54 74 72
Dewpt         45 46 46   47 48 45 45   44 47 46 46   47 51 51 50   46 48 47
PWind dir         S       S     N       E    SE      SE     S       S     W
Wind char        BZ      BZ    GN      LT    GN      BZ    BZ      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW B1   B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       5     5       0     0       5     0       0     0

$$
SDZ032-301000-
Philip Airport-Haakon SD
44.05N 101.60W Elev. 2209 ft
256 PM MDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      50          79          49          64          43
Temp          78 75 60 56 52 50 60 73 78 74 62 58 54 50 54 60 63 60 51 48 45 44
Dewpt         52 54 50 49 49 48 52 50 49 51 50 48 46 43 43 39 38 38 39 39 40 40
RH            40 48 69 77 89 93 75 44 36 44 65 69 74 77 66 46 39 44 63 71 82 86
Wind dir       N  N  S SW  W  W  W  W  N NE NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
Wind spd       8  6  5  5  5  6  8  9 10  9  8  9  6  8 10 11 10 12 10  8  8  9
Wind gust                                         19 18
Clouds        FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  C  C


Date           10/02/26  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          68      47    70      43    67      46    75      51    78
Temp          60 64 53   48 65 65 49   43 62 63 52   47 68 71 57   52 73 72
Dewpt         42 45 44   46 48 45 43   42 44 43 43   45 51 53 52   49 51 50
PWind dir        SE       S    NW       N    SE      SE    SE      SE    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10      10    10       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
SDZ049-301000-
Winner Regional Airport-Tripp SD
43.39N  99.84W Elev. 2032 ft
356 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      52          76          52          65          45
Temp          75 73 61 57 54 53 61 73 75 70 62 59 56 53 56 62 64 60 52 48 47 45
Dewpt         62 60 58 56 54 52 57 54 53 57 55 55 52 49 47 43 43 43 42 41 41 41
RH            64 64 90 96100 96 87 51 46 63 78 87 86 86 72 50 46 53 69 77 79 86
Wind dir      NW  N SW SW SW SW  W NE  E  E SE  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
Wind spd       9  6  5  5  6  6  8  9 10  8  6  4  9 11 12 13 12  8  6  5  5  5
Wind gust                                            21
Clouds        B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           10/02  Sat 10/03/26  Sun 10/04/26  Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          64      49    70      45    66      48    70      54    76
Temp          59 60   52 49 66 64   51 46 62 62   52 49 65 67   59 55 72 70
Dewpt         41 45   44 45 50 52   48 45 45 47   46 46 50 54   53 53 55 56
PWind dir        SE       S     W      NW    SE      SE     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      BZ    BZ      LT    LT      GN    BZ      BZ    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   FW FW SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0      10    10       0     0       0     5       5     5

$$