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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Partly Cloudy

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in (1020.8 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jan 1:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

Wind Advisory January 20, 12:00pm until January 20, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of snow between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 11. Windy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 39 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. North wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind 7 to 14 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 11. Windy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 39 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. North wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind 7 to 14 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
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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:
1:21 am MST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am MST Jan 20, 2026-6pm MST Jan 26, 2026
 
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