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 >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

-10°F

-23°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1031.3 mb)
Dewpoint -17°F (-27°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-24°F (-31°C)
Last update 24 Jan 5:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

Cold Weather Advisory until January 24, 11:00am
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    Cold Weather Advisory until January 24, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Sat

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -21. North wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: -5 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -24. North wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -17. West wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -16. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -21. North wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -24. North wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -17. West wind around 7 mph becoming south in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
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Point Forecast:
Rapid City Regional Airport SD
 44.04°N 103.06°W (Elev. 3100 ft)
5:31 am MST Jan 24, 2026
6am MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 30, 2026
 
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