Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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Spot Forecast for Newcastle Fireworks Display...Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
313 PM MDT Wed Jul 2 2025
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on July 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...Unsettled conditions can be expected this weekend
with isolated to scattered thunderstorms at times. There is a
chance for thunderstorms on the evening of July 4th. Winds will be
northerly at 5 to 10 mph at the time of fireworks with RH around
40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Min temperature.....Around 59.
Max humidity........75 percent.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Max apparent temp...78.
Max apparent temp...78.
Surface winds (mph).North winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusts up to 14 mph in
the evening.
Rainfall amount.....0.03 inches.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Chc of pcpn (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 10 10 10 10 10 10
Temp............78 76 74 71 69 67 65 64 63 62 61 60
RH..............39 42 47 53 58 64 68 69 70 70 73 75
Heat index (F)..78 76 74 71 69 67 65 64 63 62 61 60
Wind chill (F)..78 76 74 71 69 67 65 64 63 62 61 60
Surface wnd dir.NW N N N N N N N N N N N
Surface wnd spd.8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
Surface wnd gst.14 13 13 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 83.
Min humidity........29 percent.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max apparent temp...80.
Max apparent temp...80.
Surface winds (mph).North winds around 5 mph shifting to the west 5
to 12 mph with gusts to around 20 mph early in
the morning, then shifting to the north around
12 mph with gusts to around 20 mph late in the
afternoon.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........32 24 17 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 19 22
Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
Temp............60 62 66 69 72 74 76 78 80 81 81 79
RH..............75 70 63 57 51 46 42 36 32 29 29 31
Heat index (F)..60 62 66 69 72 74 76 78 79 80 80 79
Wind chill (F)..60 62 66 69 72 74 76 78 79 80 80 79
Surface wnd dir.N N W SW SW SW SW SW W W W N
Surface wnd spd.5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12
Surface wnd gst.8 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 20 20
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 56.
Max humidity........77 percent.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Max apparent temp...77.
Max apparent temp...77.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph with gusts to
around 20 mph shifting to the north around 5
mph early in the morning.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........25 25 25 25 25 24 24 25 25 26 29 31
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW 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............77 75 72 69 67 65 63 62 61 60 59 58
RH..............35 39 45 51 56 61 65 67 68 69 73 77
Heat index (F)..77 75 72 69 67 65 63 62 61 60 59 58
Wind chill (F)..77 75 72 69 67 65 63 62 61 60 59 58
Surface wnd dir.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N
Surface wnd spd.12 12 12 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 5
Surface wnd gst.20 20 18 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 10 9
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max apparent temp...78.
Max apparent temp...78.
Surface winds (mph).North winds around 5 mph shifting to the
southeast around 9 mph with gusts to around 15
mph late in the afternoon.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........34 28 22 16 14 12 10 11 13 14 18 22
Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
Temp............58 60 62 65 67 70 72 74 76 77 78 78
RH..............77 73 67 60 55 50 46 41 36 33 32 33
Heat index (F)..58 60 62 65 67 70 72 74 76 77 78 78
Wind chill (F)..58 60 62 65 67 70 72 74 76 77 78 78
Surface wnd dir.N N NW W W W SW SW S S S SE
Surface wnd spd.5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9
Surface wnd gst.9 9 9 10 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 15
$$
Forecaster...JC
Requested by...Lane Zerbst
Type of request...OTHER
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