Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from January 15, 11:00 AM MST until January 16, 05:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity	65%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer	30.30 in (1028.1 mb)
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Jan 10:52 am MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Caputa SD

High Wind Watch January 15, 11:00am until January 16, 05:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Today
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 52 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 22 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Very
Windy
Friday
High: 33 °F
Partly Sunny
and Very
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Saturday
High: 35 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Clear
then Partly
Cloudy and
Blustery
Sunday
High: 48 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Wind chill values as low as 4. Very windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph increasing to 38 to 43 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Very windy, with a northwest wind 41 to 49 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery.