Summer's encore in Rapid City! 🔥 Downtown hit 93°F, shattering Oct 3's 91°F record (1922)—just 3° shy of October's all-time 96°F (Oct 1, 1892). The Rapid City Airport reached 96°F, smashing 90°F (1963) & tying the monthly record (Oct 2, 2011)! #sdwx

An aerial view of the farm where I grew up. Image taken Circa 1987.

My happy place... at least one of them.

Update on horse assault and death 10-16-25: @penncosheriff continues to investigate the deadly assault of a horse in the area of McCurdy Gulch Rd near Pactola Reservoir. We are asking for the public’s assistance with reporting any unusual activity in this area on the early ...

👀 Direct lightning strike of a tree this morning on Meadowbrook Golf Course in Rapid City! #sdwx KOTA Territory Weather KOTA Territory News David Stradling

Helene Duhamel gets a surprise recognition from city, county offices newscenter1.tv/news/local/hel…

Prayer is powerful.

Don't be discouraged by difficulty, delay, or defeat.

Igloo bunker residents file class-action lawsuit against owner newscenter1.tv/news/south-dak…

Looks like our nice warm fall weather in the Northern Plains is going to continue for another few weeks at least.

South Dakotans in the NFL, Week 8 newscenter1.tv/sports/south-d…

Simply incredible imagery of Hurricane Melissa this morning as it approaches Jamaica.

Rather "warm" conditions likely for much of the CONUS over the first few weeks of November -- possibly even longer.

Heads up to my family and friends, I will be turning my clock back 2 hours tonight because I like more daylight in the morning. FYI for future phone calls and meetings.😆

Deaths from Extreme Weather are Rapidly Declining cliffmass.blogspot.com/2025/11/deaths…

First measurable snowfall of the season. Map courtesy Daryl Herzmann and IA State IEM.

Good morning! What a commute to work! Sgt Swanson marveled at the beauty of a Rapid City morning!

Fresh snow cover can be seen from the US/Canada border to northwestern Iowa. Captured yesterday afternoon from SNPP VIIRS.

Aurora Borealis as of 643 PM MST at our office in downtown Rapid City. Should be pretty good viewing the rest of the night. Some high clouds near the ND/SD border and portions of NE WY that might limit viewing. #sdwx #wywx

Nothing spectacular, but with a 4-second exposure I am seeing the Northern Lights just south of Volga, South Dakota, along with the Big Dipper.