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Today WinterCast Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Friday, April 17

Current Weather

12:47 PM

42°F
Mostly cloudy
RealFeel® 33°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 29°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
33°
RealFeel Shade™
29°
Max UV Index
2.8 (Moderate)
Wind
NW 15 mph
Wind Gusts
26 mph
Humidity
37%
Indoor Humidity
29% (Very Dry)
Dew Point
17° F
Pressure
↔ 29.99 in
Cloud Cover
83%
Visibility
13 mi
Cloud Ceiling
11100 ft

Day

4/17
46°Hi
RealFeel® 34°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 33°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Snow late this morning; otherwise, mostly cloudy, windy and cooler
alerts

Wind Advisory

6:00 PM Thursday - 6:00 PM Friday

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™3 (Dull)

WindNNW 21 mph

Wind Gusts37 mph

Probability of Precipitation65%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.01 in

Snow0.20 in

Hours of Precipitation1

Cloud Cover82%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

4/17
28°Lo
RealFeel® 19°
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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Mainly clear

WindWNW 9 mph

Wind Gusts21 mph

Probability of Precipitation2%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover22%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 32 mins
Rise 6:07 AM
Set 7:39 PM
New Moon
Rise 5:51 AM
Set 8:30 PM

Temperature History

4/17
High
Low
Forecast
46°
28°
Average
57°
31°
Last Year
52°
33°

Current Weather Conditions in Rapid City

Rapid City, South Dakota is currently Mostly cloudy with a temperature of 42°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 33° (Cold) based on observed conditions including 37% humidity, 83% cloud cover, a UV index of 3, and winds of 15 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 29°. 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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