Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Overcast

1°F

-17°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 30.43 in (1039.3 mb)
Dewpoint -10°F (-23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-16°F (-27°C)
Last update 23 Jan 1:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles SSE Caputa SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3pm.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near -1. Wind chill values as low as -19. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.  Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: -1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 11pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -19. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: -10 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -10. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -17. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. North wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy and cold, with a high near -1. Wind chill values as low as -19. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -19. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -10. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -17. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. North wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles SSE Caputa SD
 43.83°N 102.86°W (Elev. 2949 ft)
12:47 pm MST Jan 23, 2026
2pm MST Jan 23, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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