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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.

Sky Obscured with Haze and Windy

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed N 26 G 40 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1023.4 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 15 Mar 5:52 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ESE Fairburn SD

Winter Weather Advisory March 15, 06:30am until March 15, 12:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory March 15, 06:30am until March 15, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a north wind 19 to 24 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. Wind chill values as low as -3. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -2. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a north wind 19 to 24 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Monday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. Wind chill values as low as -3. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles ESE Fairburn SD
 43.62°N 102.87°W (Elev. 2799 ft)
Last Update:
5:46 am MDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am MDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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