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49F

Clear

Feels like
49 F
Wind
2 mph
Gust
7 mph
Humidity
51%

Now, today, and the week

7 days ahead

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Wed2026-10-21

Clear, 67 over 47, wind to 7 mph

High
67 F
Low
47 F
Rain
0%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
7:14 am
Sunset
5:59 pm
Ultraviolet
4
Moon
Waxing gibbous

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.