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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.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.61 in (1002.6 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Apr 6:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 22 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain showers before 11pm, then rain and snow showers between 11pm and midnight, then snow showers likely after midnight. Low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 17. Blustery, with a north wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Blustery.
    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 55 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 22 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Thursday Night
Rain showers before 11pm, then rain and snow showers between 11pm and midnight, then snow showers likely after midnight. Low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 17. Blustery, with a north wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
Rapid City Regional Airport SD
 44.04°N 103.06°W (Elev. 3100 ft)
Last Update:
4:32 pm MDT Apr 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm MDT Apr 15, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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