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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.

Unknown Precip and Windy

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed NW 44 G 66 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 27 Dec 7:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid Valley SD

Wind Advisory until December 28, 05:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until December 28, 05:00pm

    NOW until 5:00pm Sun

    Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -14. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as -5. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 22. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -14. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -14. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as -5. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 22. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid Valley SD
 44.08°N 103.12°W (Elev. 3268 ft)
Last Update:
6:36 pm MST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
8pm MST Dec 27, 2025-6pm MST Jan 3, 2026
 
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