NWS Rapid City
Strong Winds Kick Up Dust - August 30, 2026
- Title
- Strong Winds Kick Up Dust - August 30, 2026
- Runtime
- 0:23
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
- Description
- Thunderstorms that went through northwest South Dakota caused some very strong outflow winds that moved through the Rapid City area. Reported wind gusts east of the Black Hills were upwards of 50 to 60 mph. Stronger wind gusts, near Buffalo, SD, were well over 80 mph! And those winds kicked up a decent amount of dust too! Reports from Sturgis showed a big drop in visibility.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Severe Wind Gusts Possible Later Today - August 30, 2026
- Runtime
- 0:21
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
- Description
- Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening for parts of the area. Some storms could be severe producing damaging winds, hail, and frequent lightning.
Stay weather-aware!
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Sturgis Rally Forecast - August 12, 2026
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Clouds will increase today from the west with those clouds lingering through Friday. Strong to severe storms likely later today with afternoon temps in the 80s. Still a chance for rain and storms Thursday and Friday but the risk for severe weather is much lower.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Sturgis Rally Forecast - August 11, 2026
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Another day of above-normal highs in the 90s. Cooler highs likely later this week. Isolated to scattered storms again later today, some could be strong to severe. Widespread chances for rain and storms tomorrow and Thursday.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Sturgis Rally Forecast - August 10, 2026
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Continued above normal afternoon highs in the 90s are expected today and tomorrow. Cooler weather starts to creep in from the north mid week. Still can't rule out isolated pop-up storms today and tomorrow but a weather pattern change later this week will bring increased rain and storm chances.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Sturgis Rally Forecast - August 9, 2026
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- We are still looking at a couple more days of warm, above normal, afternoon temperatures around the region. Isolated thunderstorms later today can't be ruled out, the limiting factor being how dry the area has been. Pattern changes this week, giving better chances for rain and storms and cooler temps.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Sturgis Rally Forecast - August 8, 2026
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A very warm weekend is in the forecast for the area. Thunderstorm chances begin to ramp up tomorrow with better, daily, chances for storms in the area next week.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Sturgis Rally Forecast - August 6, 2026
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Dry and sunny (but hazy) start to the 2026 Sturgis Rally. Warm afternoon temps in the 80s to 90s are expected. Rain and storm chances return to the area beginning this weekend and lasting into next week.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Hail and Heavy Rain at the Office - Timelapse June 22, 2026
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Shortly before 6PM, the hail started falling here at the NWS Office in Rapid City. The bigger hail stones, around 1" in diameter, quickly transitioned to smaller hail stones and very heavy rain.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Christmas Blizzard for portions of Western and Central South Dakota
- Runtime
- 3:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Video showing expected conditions on Christmas and Tuesday across western and central South Dakota.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- 2023-04-04 Winter Storm
- Runtime
- 4:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Strong Winter Storm Impacting the Area
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- April 3-5, 2023 Blizzard and Winter Storm
- Runtime
- 8:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- 0900 April 3, 2023 morning weather briefing about the April 3-5 blizzard and winter storm.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Upper-Air Launch at the National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota
- Runtime
- 6:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- We've compiled a new educational video about the upper-air launches we do twice a day at our office in Rapid City, SD. We document the preparation of the radiosonde and balloon. 4 balloon launches are shown. One launch is on a calm day. 3 launches are during days with very strong winds (50+ MPH), 2 of which were done during blizzards.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- The Remarkable Temperature Fluctuations of January 22, 1943
- Runtime
- 4:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The story of the record-setting temperature change in Spearfish, South Dakota on January 22, 1943.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- 2022/21-23/12 Winter Weather Briefing
- Runtime
- 7:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- This briefing describes the expected extreme cold, wind chills and possible ground blizzard conditions for December 21-23, 2022
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- December 13: Dec 13-15 Blizzard Storm Update
- Runtime
- 4:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Update on the December 13-15, 2022 Blizzard for western South Dakota and portions of northeastern Wyoming.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Dec 12-15, 2022 Winter Storm and Blizzard Update
- Runtime
- 6:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Update on the December 12-15, 2022 Winter Storm and Blizzard
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- December 11, 2022 afternoon weather briefing regarding the upcoming winter storm (blizzard possible)
- Runtime
- 3:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Here is the December 11, 2022 afternoon weather briefing regarding the upcoming winter storm (blizzard possible) for December 12-15, 2022.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- December 12-15, 2022 Winter Storm Briefing
- Runtime
- 9:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- December 9, 2022 afternoon weather briefing regarding potential winter storm beginning December 12, 2022.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Spring Showers Over the Office Timelapse
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Afternoon showers developed off the Black Hills this afternoon and moved over the office on May 6, 2022. Showers will persist around the Black Hills through the afternoon and into the evening, with perhaps a rumble of thunder. Time lapse was taken over 30 minutes and is at approximately 5x speed.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Fair Weather Cumulus Time-Lapse (30x)
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- It was a windy day on April 30, 2022. Our office gusted to 50 MPH multiple times. Fair weather cumulus clouds zipped by as seen in this video. The video was taken over about 30 minutes and plays in about 1 minute. 30x speed approximately.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- April 6, 2022 Balloon Launch During High Wind and Snow
- Runtime
- 0:26
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- During the week of April 6, 2022, our office received upgraded upper-air equipment. During the training launches, a high wind event was in progress. A careful launch is required when the wind is gusting to 60 MPH and snow is falling.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- March 13-14, 2020 time-lapse of snowfall and drifts near Piedmont, SD.
- Runtime
- 0:14
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Heavy snow fell over Piedmont, SD March 13-14, 2020. The time-lapse video shows the snow accumulation as well as the drifts that look like they are alive.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- December 15, 2019 Morning Time-lapse
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Time-lapse from the office shows the fog bank slowly erode over Rapid City and Rapid Valley while mid-level clouds stream by.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Measuring Snow During the Post Thanksgiving Blizzard
- Runtime
- 0:28
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Measuring Snow During the Post Thanksgiving Blizzard
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- After Thanksgiving Weekend Blizzard
- Runtime
- 7:39
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Overview of the blizzard expected to impact northeastern Wyoming and western South Dakota November 29 through December 1, 2019.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Post Thanksgiving Blizzard over Western South Dakota and Northeastern Wyoming
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- An overview of the latest weather forecast for the post Thanksgiving blizzard over western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- 11/27/19 - Thanksgiving Weekend Winter Storm Briefing
- Runtime
- 4:24
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Latest update regarding the upcoming winter storm that will impact western SD and northeastern WY Thanksgiving Weekend (Nov. 29 - Dec. 1).
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- 2019 Post-Thanksgiving Winter Storm Briefing
- Runtime
- 5:03
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- A brief overview on the upcoming storm that will impact western SD and northeastern WY Thanksgiving Weekend.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Custer, SD Flash Flood drone footage, courtesy of Custer Co SAR
- Runtime
- 4:52
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Custer County Search and Rescue provided raw UAV (drone) footage of the Custer, SD flash flood on August 2, 2019.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Morning Balloon Launch during March 13-14, 2019 Blizzard
- Runtime
- 0:21
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- On March 13th and 14th, a blizzard impacted northeastern Wyoming and western South Dakota. Two weather balloons were launched from the Rapid City Weather Forecast Office during the event: one in the evening of the 13th and one during the early morning hours of the 14th. Here's video of the second.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Evening Balloon Launch during March 13-14, 2019 Blizzard
- Runtime
- 0:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- On March 13th and 14th, a blizzard impacted northeastern Wyoming and western South Dakota. Two weather balloons were launched from the Rapid City Weather Forecast Office during the event: one in the evening of the 13th and one during the early morning hours of the 14th. Here's video of the first.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Time Lapse of Pedestal Replacement
- Runtime
- 8:50
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- On December 6, 2018, we recorded the pedestal replacement of the NWS Rapid City doppler radar from the perspective of the crane block. It is a unique perspective. 3 hours of video was time-compressed to 8 minutes and 50 seconds.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Time Lapse - Supercell Thunderstorm near Rapid City, South Dakota - 7/18/2018
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- On July 18, 2018, a supercell thunderstorm crossed Box Elder and Rapid Valley areas in western South Dakota. This storm produced 2.00" hail and measured 70 mph winds. A 60 mph wind gust was measured at NWS Rapid City.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Moderate Snowfall March 25, 2016
- Runtime
- 0:22
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Rain quickly changed over to snow Friday afternoon just after 5pm MDT as cold air pushed in from the north. Visibility quickly decreased as snowfall rates increased.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- First Person Perspective Upper-Air Launch
- Runtime
- 4:22
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- View a frequent first person perspective of an Upper-Air Launch we did on a breezy day last February 10, 2016.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Rapid City NWS Moves into the New Office Nov 7, 1995
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Rapid City NWS moved into their new office near downtown Rapid City on November 7, 1995. This video is coverage of the move by the local TV stations. Videos are used with permission of KOTA-TV and KEVN-TV.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Winter Storm March 2-3
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Conditions and impacts expected from a winter storm moving through the northern Plains March 2-3.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Snow moving across ern WY and srn SD tonight & Saturday
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- Snow will move across northeastern Wyoming and southern South Dakota tonight and Saturday.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Winter Storm Moving across the Dakotas
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- This video describes the outlook for the winter storm this weekend.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Winter Storm and Arctic Blast
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- This updated weather briefing discusses the upcoming winter storm and arctic air that will affect the region the week of November 9-14, 2014.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Arctic Blast and Snow Next Week
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- This weather briefing is for a system that will bring cold air and snow to the region this next week.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- Arctic Blast and Snow Next Week
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- This weather briefing is for a system that will bring cold air and snow to the Northern Plains region next week, November 9-14, 2014.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
- Title
- 2013-04-19 Upper-Air Launch
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- A short video showing an Upper-Air Launch on April 19, 2013.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Rapid City, SD
