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Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

49°F

9°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SW 12 mph
Barometer 29.64 in (1003.2 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 26 Dec 11:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Scenic SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a north wind 31 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 10 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -13. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a north wind 31 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -13. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Scenic SD
 43.78°N 102.56°W (Elev. 2808 ft)
Last Update:
8:47 pm MST Dec 26, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12am MST Dec 27, 2025-6pm MST Jan 2, 2026
 
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