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Today WinterCast Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Thursday, April 16

Current Weather

12:48 PM

68°F
Partly sunny
RealFeel® 75°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 65°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel®
75°
RealFeel Shade™
65°
Max UV Index
6.6 (High)
Wind
WNW 7 mph
Wind Gusts
14 mph
Humidity
28%
Indoor Humidity
43% (Slightly Dry)
Dew Point
34° F
Pressure
↑ 29.57 in
Cloud Cover
43%
Visibility
35 mi
Cloud Ceiling
40000 ft

Day

4/16
70°Hi
RealFeel® 75°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 66°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Breezy and warm; sun and areas of high clouds this morning, then turning cloudy with a couple of showers

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™4 (Dull)

WindWNW 15 mph

Wind Gusts35 mph

Probability of Precipitation86%

Probability of Thunderstorms17%

Precipitation0.18 in

Rain0.18 in

Hours of Precipitation2

Hours of Rain2

Cloud Cover78%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

4/16
31°Lo
RealFeel® 10°
Very Cold
RealFeel Guide
Very Cold
10° to 24°
Caution advised. Older adults, infants, and those with sensitive medical conditions, should be well dressed to protect from hypothermia and frostbite. Coat, hat, gloves and a scarf are appropriate.
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Windy and much colder with periods of wet snow, accumulating 1-3 inches

WindNNW 23 mph

Wind Gusts39 mph

Probability of Precipitation98%

Probability of Thunderstorms5%

Precipitation0.35 in

Snow2.35 in

Hours of Precipitation6

Cloud Cover95%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 30 mins
Rise 6:08 AM
Set 7:38 PM
Waning Crescent
Rise 5:27 AM
Set 7:09 PM

Temperature History

4/16
High
Low
Forecast
70°
31°
Average
56°
31°
Last Year
79°
38°

Current Weather Conditions in Rapid City

Rapid City, South Dakota is currently Partly sunny with a temperature of 68°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 75° (Pleasant) based on observed conditions including 28% humidity, 43% cloud cover, a UV index of 7, and winds of 7 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 65°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Rapid City, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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