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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.

Overcast

35°F

2°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed N 16 mph
Barometer 29.45 in (999.0 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 1 Apr 10:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35. North wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Wind chill values as low as 19. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 41 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a north wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 41 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35. North wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Wind chill values as low as 19. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a north wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
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Point Forecast:
Rapid City Regional Airport SD
 44.04°N 103.06°W (Elev. 3100 ft)
Last Update:
11:10 pm MDT Apr 1, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11pm MDT Apr 1, 2025-6pm MDT Apr 8, 2025
 
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