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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

36°F

2°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1014.1 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 24 Dec 8:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

Wind Advisory December 25, 05:00am until December 25, 02:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Christmas Day

    Christmas Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a southwest wind 26 to 31 mph becoming west 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 52 by noon, then falling to around 37 during the remainder of the day. West wind 10 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 52 °F⇓

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Christmas Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a southwest wind 26 to 31 mph becoming west 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 52 by noon, then falling to around 37 during the remainder of the day. West wind 10 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.21°W (Elev. 3189 ft)
Last Update:
8:56 pm MST Dec 24, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9pm MST Dec 24, 2025-6pm MST Dec 31, 2025
 
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