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.

Overcast

-9°F

-23°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 30.52 in (1042.7 mb)
Dewpoint -19°F (-28°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-21°F (-29°C)
Last update 23 Jan 6:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 07:26am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 07:26am until January 23, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Fri

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: -1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -13. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: -13 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -12. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -16. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 8am. Cloudy and cold, with a high near -1. Wind chill values as low as -22. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -13. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -12. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -16. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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Point Forecast:
Rapid City Regional Airport SD
 44.04°N 103.06°W (Elev. 3100 ft)
6:26 am MST Jan 23, 2026
7am MST Jan 23, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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