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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

9°F

-13°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1030.3 mb)
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 28 Dec 9:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Wasta SD

Wind Advisory December 28, 10:31am until December 28, 05:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory December 28, 10:31am until December 28, 05:00pm

    NOW until 5:00pm Sun

    Wind Advisory

  • Today

    High: 16 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as -6. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 10. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries between noon and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as -6. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 10. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wasta SD
 44.06°N 102.46°W (Elev. 2398 ft)
Last Update:
8:51 am MST Dec 28, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10am MST Dec 28, 2025-6pm MST Jan 3, 2026
 
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