Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. 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 and Windy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	NW 53 G 72 mph
Barometer	29.90 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint	7°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	8°F (-13°C)
Last update	16 Jan 8:52 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

High Wind Warning January 16, 09:06am until January 17, 12:00am

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High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning January 16, 09:06am until January 17, 12:00am
NOW until 12:00am Sat
High Wind Warning
Today
High: 29 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
and Very
Windy
Tonight
Low: 3 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Very Windy
Saturday
High: 30 °F
Sunny and
Blustery
Saturday Night
Low: 21 °F⇑
Partly Cloudy
then Partly
Cloudy and
Blustery
Sunday
High: 37 °F⇓
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 8 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
M.L.King Day
High: 32 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 13 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. Very windy, with a northwest wind 44 to 55 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -23. Very windy, with a north wind 33 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -21. Blustery, with a north wind 23 to 28 mph becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 33 by 4am. Wind chill values as low as 8. Blustery, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 18 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 37 by 11am, then falling to around 25 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

M.L.King Day

Sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.