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58F

Partly cloudy

Feels like
58 F
Wind
6 mph
Gust
14 mph
Humidity
41%

Now, today, and the week

7 days ahead

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HighLow

Today2026-10-18

Clear, 68 over 50, wind to 16 mph from the NE

High
68 F
Low
50 F
Rain
0%
Wind
16 mph from the NE
Sunrise
7:10 am
Sunset
6:04 pm
Ultraviolet
4
Moon
First quarter

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rapid City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Rapid City WestRWES2

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.0 mi away/3,678 ft/442 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Sd RWIS EllsworthSD523

Beside a road/7.3 mi away/3,071 ft/165 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Ellsworth AFBRCA

At an airfield/7.6 mi away/3,207 ft/29 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Wfo Rapid CityUNRS2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/3,356 ft/120 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rapid City 0.6 SWSD-PN-82

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/3,511 ft/275 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Wfo Rapid City (UNRS2), 1.0 miles from here, read 18 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Dakota

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.