Weather Forecast for Rapid City, SD

Current Conditions

Observed at: Belle Fourche Municipal Airport, SD

Temp: 71 F (22 C)

Humidity: 0%

Wind: Southeast at 5 MPH

Barometer: 29.89 in

Dewpoint: 69 F (21 C)

Heat Index: NA

Wind Chill: NA

Last Updated on Jun 4, 8:53 am CDT | Station: KEFC

Area Observations

Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field, SD Fair / 61.0 F (16.0 C) / East at 4 MPH

Inyan Kara, WY NA / 58 F (14 C) / North at 6 MPH

Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD Fair / 64.0 F (18.0 C) / North at 0 MPH

Rapid City Regional Airport, SD Fair / 59.0 F (15.0 C) / North at 0 MPH

Buffalo, SD / 64.0 F (17.8 C) / East at 8 MPH

Area Forecast

Overnight

Lo: 56 °F
Later Today

Hi: 85 °F
Tuesday Night

Lo: 48 °F
Wednesday

Hi: 66 °F
Wednesday Night

Lo: 45 °F
Thursday

Hi: 60 °F

Last Updated on May 22, 2012 2:06 am CDT

Zone Forecast

Rest Of Tonight

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds up to 15 MPH increasing to 10 to 15 MPH early in the morning.

Tuesday

Breezy. Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 10 to 25 MPH.

Tuesday Night

Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 MPH decreasing to 10 to 15 MPH after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning...then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 MPH shifting to the Northeast 5 to 15 MPH in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds 5 to 10 MPH shifting to the Northwest after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening...then chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Friday

Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening...then chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s.

Sunday

Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 70.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s.

Memorial Day

Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s.

Last Updated on 841 PM MDT MON MAY 21 2012 | Zone: SD025