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National Weather Service Rapid City SD
231 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

SDZ026-022200-
Rapid City Regional Airport-Pennington SD
44.05N 103.06W Elev. 3204 ft
231 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      77          52          75          42          72
Temp          49 47 53 66 76 71 60 55 55 53 64 71 74 67 57 52 48 44 56 67 72 68
Dewpt         36 38 40 47 49 50 50 48 44 42 45 43 42 40 41 41 40 40 41 43 46 47
RH            61 71 61 50 39 47 69 77 66 66 50 36 32 37 55 66 74 86 57 42 39 47
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S  E NW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW SW  S  S SE SE SE
Wind spd       8 10 16 17 10  5  4  4  5  6 13 28 26 17  6  4  2  2  5 14 14 12
Wind gust     20 24 32 31 21                27 41 39 29 17             29 29 27
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            50    83      57    83      54    78      49    76
Temp          55   50 76 77 60   59 79 76 59   55 74 72 55   50 71 70
Dewpt         46   46 49 50 43   38 40 41 40   40 41 40 38   37 40 42
PWind dir           S    SE       W    NW      NW     S      NW     E
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL   CL CL FW SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5       0     0       0     0

$$
WYZ054-022200-
Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport-Campbell WY
44.35N 105.54W Elev. 4364 ft
231 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      80          50          72          43          76
Temp          48 46 53 71 79 75 62 56 54 51 58 67 71 64 55 50 49 45 55 69 76 74
Dewpt         32 34 41 45 39 39 42 41 38 37 40 39 36 35 37 37 36 36 41 43 42 43
RH            54 63 64 39 24 27 48 57 54 59 51 36 28 34 51 61 61 70 59 39 30 33
Wind dir       S  S  S  S SW  N SE  S SW  W NW  N  N  N  E SE  S  S  S  S SE SE
Wind spd      18 14 13  9  5  6  5  4  5  8 10 16 16 10  4  4  6 12 14 13 10  8
Wind gust     36 33 24    19 19 16 14 16 20 26 28 28 23 16    19 28 28 26 25 21
Clouds        SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            50    86      56    80      52    77      50    77
Temp          57   51 81 80 63   58 77 75 58   53 74 73 56   52 73 73
Dewpt         43   38 31 29 30   30 33 32 33   32 33 30 30   29 33 32
PWind dir           S    SW      SW    NW      SE     W      SE    SW
Wind char          GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   CL FW SC SC   B1 FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
SDZ001-022200-
Buffalo-Harding SD
45.60N 103.55W Elev. 3004 ft
231 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      71          49          71          41          70
Temp          49 47 52 63 70 65 57 53 51 50 58 68 70 63 52 47 44 42 51 66 70 64
Dewpt         36 35 36 41 43 46 47 47 47 46 46 39 34 35 38 37 37 36 36 37 37 39
RH            61 63 54 44 38 50 69 80 86 86 64 34 26 35 59 68 76 79 56 34 30 40
Wind dir      SE SE SE  S  S SE  S  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd      11 16 17 16 14 10  8  5  4  8 14 25 26 16  6  3  2  3  5 14 17 16
Wind gust     26 29 32 27                   26 36 39 28                25 29 28
Clouds        B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5          10           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S


Date               Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            45    83      54    82      51    77      46    75
Temp          52   45 75 76 59   56 78 73 55   51 73 69 52   47 70 68
Dewpt         41   42 46 45 46   38 37 35 39   39 38 34 38   37 36 36
PWind dir          SE     S      SW    NW      NW     W      NW     W
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    BZ      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   CL CL FW SC   B1 SC FW SC   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
SDZ029-022200-
Custer County Airport-Custer SD
43.73N 103.62W Elev. 5602 ft
231 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      71          50          72          42          65
Temp          38 38 50 63 70 64 56 54 52 51 62 70 71 60 50 47 44 43 54 62 65 61
Dewpt         30 31 41 46 44 44 41 39 37 36 40 38 36 36 37 35 36 36 39 43 44 44
RH            73 76 71 54 39 48 57 57 56 56 44 31 28 41 61 63 73 76 57 50 46 53
Wind dir       S  S SW SW SW SW NW NW  N NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  S SW  S  S SE SE
Wind spd       2  3  4  8  9  3  3  3  4  4  4  9 10  5  4  2  1  2  4  8  8  5
Wind gust     18 14 14 18 20                14 19 21 18 16             19 21 18
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            48    78      54    77      51    72      49    71
Temp          52   49 75 70 59   56 75 68 55   52 70 65 54   51 69 64
Dewpt         42   41 38 39 32   31 36 38 33   35 38 37 31   32 36 37
PWind dir          SW     W      NW    NW       N     W       N    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL   CL CL FW SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
SDZ013-022200-
Faith Municipal Airport-Meade SD
45.04N 102.02W Elev. 2584 ft
231 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      69          48          72          42          67
Temp          52 50 52 61 68 65 58 54 51 49 58 68 71 65 55 49 45 43 51 63 67 63
Dewpt         40 39 36 38 42 45 44 47 47 46 48 43 38 37 38 39 38 37 38 38 38 39
RH            63 66 54 42 39 48 59 77 86 89 69 40 30 35 53 68 76 79 61 39 34 41
Wind dir      SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd       8 12 18 24 19 12 13  9  5  8 11 23 23 14  6  4  3  3  4 11 12 11
Wind gust           31 34 29                21    33                      23 23
Clouds        B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S


Date               Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            49    77      54    82      52    75      48    72
Temp          53   49 70 72 59   55 78 74 57   52 72 69 54   49 68 67
Dewpt         42   45 52 54 53   47 43 40 43   43 43 40 42   41 41 41
PWind dir          SE    SE      SW    NW      NW    SW      NW     E
Wind char          BZ    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   CL CL FW FW   SC SC FW FW   SC FW FW FW   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
SDZ042-022200-
Pine Ridge Airport-Oglala Lakota SD
43.02N 102.51W Elev. 3333 ft
231 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      78          52          75          38          72
Temp          49 47 53 66 77 72 65 61 57 52 61 71 74 67 58 53 48 42 56 68 72 68
Dewpt         34 34 41 46 48 49 48 46 45 42 44 45 43 41 43 42 41 41 45 45 46 46
RH            56 60 64 48 36 44 54 58 64 69 53 39 33 39 57 66 77 96 66 43 39 45
Wind dir      SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  N  N  N NE  E SE SE  S  S  S SE
Wind spd      12 17 20 24 19 16 24 18 10  5  6 16 18 12  5  2  1  2  5 12 13 14
Wind gust     24 29 36 37 32 26 35 31 23       27 28                      25
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            53    83      56    82      54    78      50    77
Temp          59   53 76 76 63   58 79 75 60   54 75 72 57   50 72 70
Dewpt         47   50 52 50 51   42 45 45 44   44 46 44 43   43 44 44
PWind dir           S    SW       S    NW       E    SW      SE    SW
Wind char          BZ    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL   CL CL CL FW   SC B1 FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW CL
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
SDZ032-022200-
Philip Airport-Haakon SD
44.05N 101.60W Elev. 2209 ft
231 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      75          49          77          41          69
Temp          50 48 54 65 74 70 62 59 54 50 60 73 76 68 57 52 47 43 54 66 69 65
Dewpt         44 43 37 40 45 48 48 48 48 47 50 46 42 41 42 40 39 39 41 41 42 43
RH            80 83 52 40 35 45 60 67 80 89 69 38 30 37 57 63 74 86 61 40 37 45
Wind dir       E SE SE  S  S SE SE  S SW SW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd       5  9 16 21 19 13 11  8  5  4  6 23 24 14  6  3  2  1  3 10 12 13
Wind gust        19 29 34 32 24 23                34                      24 25
Clouds        B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            50    80      54    84      52    77      49    75
Temp          55   50 74 75 60   55 79 76 59   53 74 71 57   50 71 69
Dewpt         44   48 54 57 54   49 47 46 44   43 46 46 44   43 45 46
PWind dir          SE     S       S    NW       N    SW      NW    NE
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL   CL CL CL FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$
SDZ049-022200-
Winner Regional Airport-Tripp SD
43.39N  99.84W Elev. 2032 ft
331 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      68          53          77          47          68
Temp          51 50 54 62 67 63 58 56 56 54 62 72 76 68 59 53 49 47 55 65 68 64
Dewpt         41 38 38 38 41 43 43 43 45 47 51 50 49 47 47 45 43 42 43 42 42 45
RH            68 63 54 41 39 48 57 62 66 77 67 46 39 47 64 74 80 83 64 43 39 50
Wind dir       S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW  N  N  N  N  N  W NE  E SE SE
Wind spd       2  6 13 21 23 21 26 25 21 18 14 14 18 11  8  5  4  3  3  5  5  8
Wind gust              33 35 32 37 36 33 28       28
Clouds        B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Mon 10/05/26  Tue 10/06/26  Wed 10/07/26  Thu 10/08/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          50    76      58    83      56    77      52    75
Temp          52 52 71 73   63 59 78 76   61 57 73 71   58 54 72 69
Dewpt         46 48 53 58   57 55 55 55   52 49 50 50   50 48 49 50
PWind dir        SE     S       S     W      NW     W      SW     N
Wind char        GN    WY      BZ    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW CL CL   CL SC SC FW   FW SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$