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FNUS73 KUNR 022154
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR RAPID CITY FIREWORKS...RAPID CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
354 PM MDT THU JUL 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED FAR NORTH OF RAPID
CITY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND GROW INTO THE EVENING.
STORMS HAVE ALSO BEGUN TO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST WYOMING. THESE
STORMS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THEN EAST AS THEY GROW. CURRENT
PROJECTIONS PUT THE STORMS, DEVELOPING IN NORTHEAST WYOMING,
PASSING THROUGH THE RAPID CITY AREA AROUND 8PM TO 11PM TONIGHT.
SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE THIS EVENING WITH
DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, LIGHTNING, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
BEING THE MAIN CONCERNS.
THERE ARE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT, ENDING BEFORE
SUNRISE FRIDAY. GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING WILL REMAIN THE
MAIN CONCERNS FOR THE OVERNIGHT STORMS.
LOOKING AHEAD, AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY WITH CHANCES OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS,
SOME COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WIND
GUSTS BEING MAIN CONCERNS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). HAZE. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...86.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...86.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 26 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (MDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 58
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....HAZ HAZ
TSTM COV........ISO ISO
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20
TEMP............90 89
RH..............24 23
HEAT INDEX (F)..86 84
WIND CHILL (F)..86 84
SURFACE WND DIR.S SE
SURFACE WND SPD.12 10
SURFACE WND GST.26 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). HAZE IN THE
EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
23 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.20 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........61 60 64 58 49 49 44 50 54 52 52 57
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....HAZ HAZ HAZ HAZ HAZ HAZ RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............86 83 79 74 71 69 66 65 64 63 62 62
RH..............29 35 43 51 59 63 70 73 75 75 78 75
HEAT INDEX (F)..82 81 78 74 71 69 66 65 64 63 62 62
WIND CHILL (F)..82 81 78 74 71 69 66 65 64 63 62 62
SURFACE WND DIR.S S SW SW W S W W NW S S SW
SURFACE WND SPD.6 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 3
SURFACE WND GST.23 20 16 14 13 13 14 12 12 10 10 12
FORECASTER...GS
REQUESTED BY...ERIC
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2616661.0/UNR
.DELDT 07/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ERIC.OCONNOR@RCGOV.ORG
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