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Fargo Sioux Falls and Rapid City Face Slight Risk Level Two Severe Storms Monday With Damaging Winds Large Hail and Supercells Along Cold Front
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA — Severe weather returns to the Northern Plains on Monday, August 3, with Fargo sitting at the center of a Slight Risk, Level 2 out of 5, according to an outlook updated at 3:48 AM ET Saturday, August 1. Scattered severe storms are forecast across eastern North Dakota, northwestern Minnesota and northeastern South Dakota, with supercells and bowing structures associated with a cold front expected to support damaging wind and large hail.
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Wildfire Smoke Hangs Over Black Hills as Fire Risk Remains High
RAPID CITY, S.D.— Wildfires burning in the Pacific Northwest, the Northern Rockies, and now Wyoming have blanketed the Black Hills with smoke over the past several days. Air quality is currently considered unhealthy for sensitive groups such as the elderly, and people with respiratory conditions. Despite the smoky conditions the Rapid City Fire Department says it has not had an increase in service calls. However, firefighters remind everyone that the area remains under very high-to-extreme fire danger.
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Fire in Black Hills Flares Up
A fire in the Black Hills thought to be contained reignited again on Saturday. The Bigly Fire near Victoria Lake Road was declared controlled last Thursday but when fire crews went back Saturday to check on 10 to 15 acres burned in the initial fire they discovered that lightning had caused the fire to flare up again.
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Monday Forecast: Smoky with fire danger but don't worry! Things improve Tuesday
BLACK HILLS REGION, S.D. AND N.E. WY. – The area is coming off a Sunday with record-breaking heat across western South Dakota once again. Rapid City proper tied its daily record for August 2 at 102°F originally set in 1938 and matched in 2024. Rapid City Regional Airport set a new daily record high of 104°F. For Monday, a cold front has set in with many areas not even expected to reach 90°, but that front brings its own challenges.
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Bigly Fire reignites after crews declared it controlled; roads closed near Sheridan Lake
JOHNSON SIDING, S.D. — A wildfire previously declared controlled has reignited, prompting a renewed response from ground crews and air resources Saturday. The Bigly Fire, a lightning-caused fire burning between 10 and 15 acres off Victoria Lake Road, was originally declared controlled — but not completely out — on July 30. When firefighters returned to check on the burn area Saturday, they found the fire had flared back up.
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Immediate Evacuation Ordered for ‘Left Creek Fire’ Southwest of Devils Tower
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A Level 3 “GO” evacuation order has been issued as emergency crews battle a fast-moving wildfire, officially named the “Left Creek Fire,” burning southwest of Devils Tower National Monument. The blaze was first reported at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Saturday. As...
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First Alert Weather Day Remains Sunday as 100-110 degree heat develops
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for Sunday, Aug. 3, as temperatures are expected to climb into the 100s to around 110 degrees across parts of western South Dakota and the surrounding region. Heat advisory Rapid City and east. The hottest conditions are forecast...
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Rapid City Sets Record For 100-Degree Days
(Rapid City, SD) — Extreme heat continues to plague South Dakota and Rapid City, in particular. Wednesday was the 11th day temperatures reached 110 degrees or hotter this month, which is a record for the city in July. The city also recorded its hottest temperature of all time at 112 degrees on July 25th. The hottest temperature recorded in the state this month belongs to the town of Philip, when it saw 114 degrees on the 25th. The July heat wave comes with one month remaining in Meteorological Summer and meteorologists expect the heat to continue for central and western South Dakota as eastern portions of the state will see highs dip into the 80s.
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Rapid City, Sioux Falls Face Destructive Wind Threat Thursday as 75+ MPH Gusts Target South Dakota, Nebraska
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Forecasters are warning of potentially destructive winds across South Dakota and Nebraska this afternoon and evening, Thursday, July 30, 2026, with increased confidence that bowing storm segments developing later today could produce significant wind gusts exceeding 75 mph as they move southeastward. The highest-probability zone stretches from near Rapid City through Sioux Falls, with a broader lower-probability area extending from Billings, Montana, through Denver and into Kansas.
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Rains Bring Moisture to Rapid City Area
RAPID CITY, S.D. –The Rapid City area saw it’s first measurable rainfall in a week with showers and thunderstorms moving through western South Dakota during the late evening and early morning hours. Rapid City Regional Airport received .35 while Downtown picked up over a half an inch. The...
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Weekend Heat Alert
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The big monsoonal ridge strengthens and pushes westward into the weekend, sending temperatures up across the western half of the U.S. In the drier air mass, we’ll heat up into the 90s-100s on Saturday and most areas outside of the hills will reach triple digits on Sunday. Records are very possible this weekend. The air will be dry, so heat index values will be at or below the actual temperature. Breezy southerly winds may increase fire danger. The heat comes to an end on Monday.
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Record-breaking heat in KELOLAND
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– It was another hot day in KELOLAND on Wednesday, with forecasted highs mainly in the 90s. We have been no strangers to this, though, as a majority of July has featured above-average temperatures. An area that has had quite the stretch of heat is western South Dakota. Eleven of those above-average […]
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Record-breaking heat in KELOLAND
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– It was another hot day in KELOLAND on Wednesday, with forecasted highs mainly in the 90s. We have been no strangers to this, though, as a majority of July has featured above-average temperatures. An area that has had quite the stretch of heat is western...