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Tracking Weekend Storm Impacts

A storm and trailing cold front will continue to slowly move through the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend with widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. A fast-moving clipper storm may bring several inches of snow to the north-central Plains, Midwest, eastern Great Lakes, and Northeast regions this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Light Snow

20°F

-7°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed N 13 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1018.3 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 6 Dec 6:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Patchy freezing fog before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 18. Wind chill values as low as 4. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Freezing Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 8 early. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 16. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Patchy freezing fog before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 18. Wind chill values as low as 4. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 8 early. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 16. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Friday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City Regional Airport SD
 44.04°N 103.06°W (Elev. 3100 ft)
Last Update:
6:57 pm MST Dec 6, 2025
Forecast Valid:
7pm MST Dec 6, 2025-6pm MST Dec 13, 2025
 
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