Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

Lat: 44.05°NLon: 103.05°WElev: 3202ft.

Fair and Breezy

55°F

13°C

Humidity	25%
Wind Speed	NW 23 G 33 mph
Barometer	29.85 in (1011.8 mb)
Dewpoint	20°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	50°F (10°C)
Last update	15 Jan 10:52 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ESE Fairburn SD

High Wind Warning January 15, 05:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm

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High Wind Warning

This Afternoon
High: 57 °F
Chance Rain
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Windy. Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 30 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Very
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 7 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Windy
Saturday
High: 29 °F
Sunny and
Blustery
Saturday Night
Low: 18 °F⇑
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 44 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 8 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
M.L.King Day
High: 32 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. Windy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 6. Very windy, with a northwest wind 33 to 38 mph increasing to 43 to 48 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a north wind 26 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 18 by 8pm, then rising to around 32 during the remainder of the night. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

M.L.King Day

Sunny, with a high near 32.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.