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Lightning live risk in Rapid City, SD
Thunderstorm and lightning conditions for Rapid City, SD over the next 6–24 hours.
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Thunderstorm alerts
0
SPC Day 1
No Day 1 signal
Current precip
0.0 mm
Humidity
41%
Historical baseline
Lightning baseline: 23/100 (Low).
Live weather
Current conditions near Rapid City, SD
Temp
64°
⛅Partly cloudy
Feels like
59°
Feels-like temp
Humidity
41%
Relative
Wind
7 mph
10 m avg
Pressure
1010 mb
Sea-level
Rain
0 mm
Clouds 27%
Next few hours
☀️9 AM
66°
0% rain
☀️10 AM
73°
0% rain
☀️11 AM
79°
0% rain
☀️12 PM
84°
0% rain
☁️1 PM
88°
0% rain
⛅2 PM
89°
2% rain
Next few days
☁️Mon
89° / 46°
2% rain
☁️Tue
70° / 53°
4% rain
☁️Wed
85° / 50°
3% rain
☁️Thu
83° / 57°
14% rain
☁️Fri
74° / 52°
11% rain
☁️Sat
83° / 48°
19% rain
☁️Sun
62° / 49°
18% rain
Live weather alerts
Active NWS advisories near Rapid City, SD
Red Flag Warning
Effective local time
Red Flag Warning issued May 11 at 4:17AM MDT until May 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Fall River County Area; Northern Foot Hills; Eastern Foot Hills; Custer County Plains; Pine Ridge Area; Butte County Area; Perkins County; West Central Plains; Ziebach County; Haakon County Area; Badlands Area; Bennett County Area; Mellette and Todd Counties; Tripp County
Source: NWS alerts feed.
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