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Rapid City, SD
Right Now
78°
Partly Cloudy
- Humidity: 49%
- Feels Like: 80°
- Heat Index: 80°
- Wind: 10 mph
- Wind Chill: 78°
- UV Index: 6 High
- Sunrise: 05:55:43 AM
- Sunset: 07:58:46 PM
- Dew Point: 57°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Mostly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 88F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then cloudy with rain likely later at night. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. Low 64F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
Tomorrow
Rain showers early with some sunshine later in the day. High around 80F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Next 12 Hours
Time
Temp
Precip
1 AM
78°
9%
1 AM
78°
Wind: SSW @ 10 mph
Precip: 9% Chance
Humidity: 50%
Wind Chill: 78°
Heat Index: 78°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
2 AM
77°
57%
2 AM
77°
Wind: SSW @ 9 mph
Precip: 57% Chance
Humidity: 52%
Wind Chill: 77°
Heat Index: 77°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
3 AM
75°
50%
3 AM
75°
Wind: SSW @ 9 mph
Precip: 50% Chance
Humidity: 55%
Wind Chill: 75°
Heat Index: 75°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
4 AM
73°
43%
4 AM
73°
Wind: SSW @ 5 mph
Precip: 43% Chance
Humidity: 66%
Wind Chill: 73°
Heat Index: 73°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
5 AM
72°
16%
5 AM
72°
Wind: SSW @ 6 mph
Precip: 16% Chance
Humidity: 68%
Wind Chill: 72°
Heat Index: 72°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
6 AM
72°
7%
6 AM
72°
Wind: SSW @ 6 mph
Precip: 7% Chance
Humidity: 69%
Wind Chill: 72°
Heat Index: 72°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
7 AM
72°
5%
7 AM
72°
Wind: SSW @ 4 mph
Precip: 5% Chance
Humidity: 66%
Wind Chill: 72°
Heat Index: 72°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
8 AM
75°
10%
8 AM
75°
Wind: SSW @ 4 mph
Precip: 10% Chance
Humidity: 63%
Wind Chill: 75°
Heat Index: 75°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
9 AM
78°
4%
9 AM
78°
Wind: SSW @ 5 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 78°
Heat Index: 80°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
10 AM
81°
4%
10 AM
81°
Wind: SSE @ 6 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 51%
Wind Chill: 81°
Heat Index: 82°
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
11 AM
83°
4%
11 AM
83°
Wind: ESE @ 7 mph
Precip: 4% Chance
Humidity: 47%
Wind Chill: 83°
Heat Index: 84°
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
12 PM
84°
15%
12 PM
84°
Wind: E @ 8 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 46%
Wind Chill: 84°
Heat Index: 86°
UV Index: 6 High
Visibility: 10 mi
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