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.

Mostly Cloudy

-3°F

-19°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.41 in (1039.4 mb)
Dewpoint -12°F (-24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-19°F (-28°C)
Last update 23 Jan 4:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of flurries.  Cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: -11 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -9. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -17. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. North wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -8. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of flurries. Cloudy and cold, with a steady temperature around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -9. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -17. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. North wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -8. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City Regional Airport SD
 44.04°N 103.06°W (Elev. 3100 ft)
4:02 pm MST Jan 23, 2026
5pm MST Jan 23, 2026-6pm MST Jan 30, 2026
 
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