Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

The following tables show the climate information for Rapid City, Gillette, Lead, Winner, Lemmon, Sundance, Spearfish, Newcastle, Hot Springs, and Custer on Valentine’s Day, as well as the weather in Rapid City and Gillette for the past 10 Valentine’s Days. Average highs around the area on February 14^th are mainly in the 30s, with average lows in the teens to single digits. A wide range of temperatures has occurred on Valentine’s Day, with record highs reaching the 70s in Rapid City and Winner, and record lows dipping into the 20s to 40s below zero across the area.

After a very cold Valentine's Day in 2021, 2022 and 2023 were relatively warm, with highs in the 40s and 50s. Last year was cooler and snowy, with Rapid City seeing its most snow on Valentine's Day since 2007.

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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Valentine's Day Climate Information