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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

Lat: 44.05°NLon: 103.05°WElev: 3202ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed N 18 mph
Barometer 29.69 in (1003.6 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Oct 2:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 63. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  Low around 46. North wind 9 to 18 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 46 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy frost after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy frost before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 63. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 46. North wind 9 to 18 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ellsworth Air Force Base SD
 44.15°N 103.07°W (Elev. 3146 ft)
3:36 pm MDT Oct 4, 2025
3pm MDT Oct 4, 2025-6pm MDT Oct 11, 2025
 
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