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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

56°F

13°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.60 in (1001.7 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Dec 11:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

Wind Advisory December 27, 03:00pm until December 28, 05:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 10 to 18 mph becoming northwest. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 2am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 35. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 10 to 18 mph becoming northwest. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 2am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 35. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ellsworth Air Force Base SD
 44.15°N 103.07°W (Elev. 3146 ft)
Last Update:
11:42 am MST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12pm MST Dec 27, 2025-6pm MST Jan 2, 2026
 
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