Rapid City, South Dakota

Local Time: 12:10 AM MDT (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 44.1° N 103.2° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Igor (North Atlantic) Tropical Storm Eleven (Western Pacific) Invest 95 (Central Pacific) Invest 96 (Central Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Rapid Valley, Rapid City, South Dakota (PWS)

Updated: 12:04 AM MDT on September 09, 2010

68.4 °F

Clear

Humidity:	70%
Dew Point:	58 °F
Wind:	Calm
Pressure:	29.62 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Pollen:	8.60 out of 12 Pollen Forecast new!
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	3240 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KRAP)
Wind Speed:	5.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	267° (West)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Rapid City	68 °F	Clear	11:52 PM MDT
	Custer	64 °F	Clear	11:53 PM MDT

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History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KRAP)

78 °F

48 °F

Record (KRAP)

102 °F (1994)

32 °F (2001)

Yesterday

87 °F

46 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 2

Detailed History and Climate (KRAP)

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Pine Ridge	91°F
Rapid City	87°F
Ellsworth AFB	86°F
Philip	82°F
Custer	79°F

State Lows:
Sisseton	40°F
Aberdeen	43°F
Custer	43°F
Brookings	44°F
Sioux Falls	44°F

Astronomy

September 9, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:24 AM MDT

7:14 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:55 AM MDT

7:43 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

5:20 AM MDT

8:18 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:44 AM MDT

8:54 PM MDT

Moon

8:05 AM MDT

7:32 PM MDT

Length Of Visible Light:

13h 47m

Length of Day

12h 49m

Tomorrow will be 2m 59s shorter.

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Rapid City, SD

68.4 °F

Clear

at 12:04 AM MDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 57701

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Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
81° F \| 54° F	68° F \| 49° F	72° F \| 47° F	79° F \| 49° F	72° F \| 47° F
T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Clear	Clear	Clear
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Rapid City

Updated: 8:08 PM MDT on September 8, 2010

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

Rest of Tonight

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

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Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the evening...then chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Friday

Breezy. Partly sunny with chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

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Friday Night

Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday

Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

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Saturday Night

Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.

Sunday

Sunny. Highs around 80.

Sunday Night

Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.

Monday

Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 40s.

Wednesday

Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Vikings vs. Saints	7:30 PM CDT on September 09, 2010	Partly Cloudy, 86 °F
Dolphins vs. Bills	1:00 PM EDT on September 12, 2010	Chance of Rain, 72 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Chippewas vs. Owls	7:00 PM EDT on September 09, 2010	Partly Cloudy, 67 °F
Tigers vs. Bulldogs	6:30 PM CDT on September 09, 2010	Mostly Cloudy, 85 °F
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Cardinals vs. Brewers	7:10 PM CDT on September 08, 2010	Clear, 63 °F
Royals vs. Twins	12:10 AM UTC on September 09, 2010	Partly Cloudy, 63 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Toronto FC vs. Chicago	1:30 AM BST on September 09, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 66° F/ 19° C
Nantes vs. Metz	8:30 PM CEST on September 09, 2010	Clear, High 69° F/ 21° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Air Guard 400	7:43 PM EDT on September 11, 2010	Partly Cloudy, 74 °F
Sylvania 300	1:15 PM EDT on September 19, 2010	Average High 71° F/ 21° C
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