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National Weather Service Rapid City SD
401 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

SDZ026-201000-
Rapid City Regional Airport-Pennington SD
44.05N 103.06W Elev. 3204 ft
401 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

Date           09/19/26      Sun 09/20/26            Mon 09/21/26            Tue
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          60          47          63          46
Temp             65 59 56 55 54 56 56 57 57 53 52 52 50 53 58 62 60 53 51 50 47
Dewpt            58 57 56 55 54 56 56 56 56 53 52 52 50 53 55 54 54 52 51 50 47
RH               78 93100100100100100 96 96100100100100100 90 75 81 96100100100
Wind dir         NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S
Wind spd         10  8  9  8  9 10 10 10 10  9  5  4  4  4  5  9 10 11 11 10 12
Wind gust        23 20    19    20 24 26 25             14 17 23 23 24 24 24 25
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr                     90          90         100          50          20
QPF 12hr                   0.42        0.64        0.17        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms             L  L  D  C     S  L  L  L
Obvis                        PF


Date           09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26
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      51    80      53    82      54    82      56    81
Temp          63 68 55   53 72 74 58   54 76 77 59   54 75 77 61   56 74 75
Dewpt         56 57 55   53 58 59 54   50 55 55 52   50 56 55 54   52 54 52
PWind dir         S       S     S      SW     N       S     S       S     S
Wind char        BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    LT      LT    GN      BZ    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5      10    20      10     0       5     5      10    20
Rain shwrs                      S                                      S
Tstms                           S

$$
WYZ054-201000-
Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport-Campbell WY
44.35N 105.54W Elev. 4364 ft
401 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

Date           09/19/26      Sun 09/20/26            Mon 09/21/26            Tue
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          61          47          66          46
Temp             62 56 55 54 53 55 57 58 58 53 51 50 50 54 60 63 65 54 50 48 48
Dewpt            51 54 54 52 52 53 52 52 52 52 51 50 49 51 50 49 49 49 50 48 48
RH               67 93 96 93 96 93 83 80 80 96100100 96 90 69 60 56 83100100100
Wind dir          N  N NW SW  W NW NW  N  N NW NW  W  W SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd          6  4  4  5  5  6  8  9  8  4  3  3  2  3  4  6 11 17 20 20 19
Wind gust        19 17 16 16 17 19 21 23 21 17 14 13 12 14 16 20 21 31 36 36 35
Clouds           B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60          80          70          10           0
QPF 12hr                   0.27        0.34        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  L  L  D  L  L  L  L  L  C  C
Tstms             C  C  L  C     S  L  L  L


Date           09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26
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          75      52    78      51    81      54    82      53    77
Temp          66 72 57   54 73 74 57   53 77 78 61   55 76 78 61   54 73 73
Dewpt         51 48 52   50 48 47 46   43 44 42 43   44 46 42 45   42 43 42
PWind dir         S      SE     S      SW     S      SE     S       S    SW
Wind char        BZ      BZ    GN      LT    LT      GN    BZ      BZ    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW FW   SC B1 SC SC   FW FW FW CL   FW SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       5    20       5     0       0     0       5    10
Rain shwrs                   S  S

$$
SDZ001-201000-
Buffalo-Harding SD
45.60N 103.55W Elev. 3004 ft
401 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

Date           09/19/26      Sun 09/20/26            Mon 09/21/26            Tue
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          60          47          64          46
Temp             60 55 55 54 52 53 57 58 57 52 52 51 49 53 61 64 61 52 50 48 47
Dewpt            55 55 55 54 52 53 55 53 54 52 52 51 49 53 52 50 50 51 50 48 47
RH               84100100100100100 93 83 90100100100100100 72 60 67 96100100100
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd         13 13 13 13 14 14 17 16 13 11  9  8  8 10 13 16 18 17 17 17 17
Wind gust        27 24          27 31 31 27                25 28 28 28 27 27
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     80          90          80           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.24        0.48        0.06           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  L  C  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C
Tstms             C  L  C  C        L  L  L


Date           09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26
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          71      50    78      52    82      54    82      55    79
Temp          66 68 55   52 73 73 57   53 77 77 59   55 77 76 61   55 74 73
Dewpt         53 54 54   52 56 56 56   52 53 51 54   52 54 53 55   51 50 48
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE       S     S      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char        BZ      BZ    GN      GN    LT      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ
Avg clouds    B2 SC SC   SC B1 SC B1   SC SC FW FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       5    30      40     0       5     5      10    10
Rain shwrs                      C  C
Tstms                           S  S

$$
SDZ029-201000-
Custer County Airport-Custer SD
43.73N 103.62W Elev. 5602 ft
401 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

Date           09/19/26      Sun 09/20/26            Mon 09/21/26            Tue
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          55          43          56          43
Temp             62 55 52 51 50 51 52 52 53 49 48 47 46 49 51 54 55 49 48 46 45
Dewpt            53 53 52 51 50 51 52 50 50 48 47 47 46 49 49 49 48 48 47 46 45
RH               72 93100100100100100 93 89 96 96100100100 93 83 77 96 96100100
Wind dir          E NE  E NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S
Wind spd          5  5  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  4  3  2  1  2  4  4  5  5  4  3  3
Wind gust        18 19 16 14       16 18 18 16                17 17 18    13 13
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     80          90         100          60          40
QPF 12hr                   0.55        0.65        0.16        0.02        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms             L  D  D  C  S  S  L  L  L
Obvis                        PF


Date           09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26
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          64      48    72      50    76      51    74      52    74
Temp          55 62 53   50 66 68 55   52 72 71 56   52 70 70 58   53 70 69
Dewpt         51 51 50   50 52 50 47   44 44 46 44   45 48 48 48   46 45 44
PWind dir         S       S    SW       W    SW      NW     S       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 SC SC   SC B2 SC SC   FW FW CL FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         10      20    30      10     5       5    10      20    20
Rain shwrs           S    S  S  C                              S    S  S
Tstms                           S

$$
SDZ013-201000-
Faith Municipal Airport-Meade SD
45.04N 102.02W Elev. 2584 ft
401 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

Date           09/19/26      Sun 09/20/26            Mon 09/21/26            Tue
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          59          47          63          44
Temp             62 56 55 54 52 53 56 57 57 53 52 52 50 53 60 62 60 51 49 47 45
Dewpt            55 56 55 54 52 53 56 54 53 53 52 52 50 53 53 51 49 50 49 47 45
RH               78100100100100100100 90 86100100100100100 78 67 67 96100100100
Wind dir         NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd         10 10 10 11 12 13 14 12 10  9  8  8  8  8  9 10 11 11 11 13 16
Wind gust        20 20          24 28 27 24 19             19 21
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     70         100          90          20           5
QPF 12hr                   0.09        0.64        0.23        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  S  S  S  S
Tstms             C  C  C  C        L  L  L
Obvis                     PF PF


Date           09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26
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      50    76      52    80      53    80      56    79
Temp          63 65 53   51 70 72 57   54 74 76 57   54 74 76 60   56 74 74
Dewpt         52 52 52   51 58 57 57   54 59 55 56   54 58 55 58   56 57 52
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SE    NE      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    LT      GN    BZ      BZ    BZ
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1   SC B1 SC B1   B1 B1 FW FW   SC B1 SC SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          5       0    20      50     0       5     5      20    20
Rain shwrs                      S  C                                S  S  S
Tstms                              C

$$
SDZ042-201000-
Pine Ridge Airport-Oglala Lakota SD
43.02N 102.51W Elev. 3333 ft
401 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

Date           09/19/26      Sun 09/20/26            Mon 09/21/26            Tue
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          64          47          64          45
Temp             73 61 56 55 54 57 61 61 61 54 52 52 50 53 60 62 62 53 50 49 47
Dewpt            58 57 56 55 54 57 56 55 55 54 52 52 50 53 52 52 51 52 50 49 47
RH               59 87100100100100 84 81 81100100100100100 75 70 67 96100100100
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd         10  9  8  6  6  8  9 10  9  8  4  4  3  4  5  8  9 10  9 10 11
Wind gust           19                         14                            21
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     80          90          90          50           5
QPF 12hr                   0.72        0.63        0.09        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  L  L  D  L  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  C  C              C
Tstms             C  L  L  C  S  S  L  L  L  S
Obvis                     PF PF


Date           09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26
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          70      52    77      53    82      54    81      56    80
Temp          64 67 56   53 72 74 59   54 77 77 60   55 77 77 63   57 76 76
Dewpt         54 54 53   53 56 57 55   53 53 53 52   52 55 54 55   54 53 52
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     W      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    LT      LT    GN      BZ    BZ
Avg clouds    SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         30       5    20      20     0       5    10      10    20
Rain shwrs     C                S  S                                   S  S
Tstms          S                S  S

$$
SDZ032-201000-
Philip Airport-Haakon SD
44.05N 101.60W Elev. 2209 ft
401 PM MDT Sat Sep 19 2026

Date           09/19/26      Sun 09/20/26            Mon 09/21/26            Tue
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          61          46          63          43
Temp             63 57 56 54 52 54 57 59 59 54 52 50 47 53 58 62 61 52 49 46 44
Dewpt            60 57 56 54 52 54 57 57 55 54 52 50 47 53 54 53 51 51 49 46 44
RH               90100100100100100100 93 87100100100100100 86 72 70 96100100100
Wind dir         NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd         10 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 12 10  9  8  8  8  9 10 11 10  9  9 10
Wind gust        21 20          23 26 27 25                19 20
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     80          90         100          30           5
QPF 12hr                   0.15        0.61        0.10        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  C  C  S  S
Tstms             C  C  C  C        L  L  L


Date           09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26
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          70      49    78      52    82      52    81      56    81
Temp          63 69 53   51 71 74 57   53 75 78 58   53 75 78 61   56 75 76
Dewpt         53 54 52   51 58 59 57   53 59 58 56   53 59 57 57   56 58 55
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE       S    NW      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char        BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    LT      LT    GN      BZ    BZ
Avg clouds    B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC B1   SC SC FW FW   FW B1 SC SC   SC B1 FW
PoP 12hr          5       5    20      30     5       5     5      20    30
Rain shwrs                      S  C                                S  S  C
Tstms                           S  C                                S

$$
SDZ049-201000-
Winner Regional Airport-Tripp SD
43.39N  99.84W Elev. 2032 ft
501 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026

Date           09/19/26      Sun 09/20/26            Mon 09/21/26            Tue
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                      53          61          49          60          45
Temp             64 61 58 56 55 55 57 59 59 56 54 53 51 53 57 60 58 52 50 47 46
Dewpt            60 60 58 56 55 55 57 58 58 56 54 53 51 53 54 54 54 52 50 47 46
RH               87 97100100100100100 96 96100100100100100 90 81 86100100100100
Wind dir         NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd         10 10  9  9  9 11 11 11  9 10  8  8  8  9  9 10 10  8  6  8  9
Wind gust                          21 23 20                19 20
Clouds           B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     30          80         100          50          10
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.22        0.36        0.03           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S  S  C  L  D  D  L  D  D  D  D  C  C
Tstms             S  S  S  S        L  L  L
Obvis                     PF PF


Date           09/22  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26
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          65      49    70      54    77      55    76      59    77
Temp          61 64   53 51 65 67   57 55 73 73   59 55 72 73   61 59 73 73
Dewpt         51 54   52 51 56 60   57 55 62 63   59 55 62 63   61 59 62 63
PWind dir        SE      SE     S       S     S      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char        GN      BZ    WY      BZ    GN      LT    GN      BZ    BZ
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 B1   SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          0      20    20      40    10      10    10      30    30
Rain shwrs                S  S  S    C  C                           C  C  C
Tstms                                S  S                           S

$$