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Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1014.1 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Dec 9:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ESE Fairburn SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 40 by 5am. East wind 6 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 37 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Christmas Day

    Christmas Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 23 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 29. North wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 40 by 5am. East wind 6 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Christmas Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 23 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 29. North wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
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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:
9:51 pm MST Dec 24, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm MST Dec 24, 2025-6pm MST Dec 31, 2025
 
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