Another Arctic Blast in the East; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia into Sunday. Storm-force winds and coastal flooding will be possible along the East Coast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

32°F

0°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 1 Feb 12:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City Regional Airport SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 17. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 17. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City Regional Airport SD
 44.04°N 103.06°W (Elev. 3100 ft)
12:46 am MST Feb 1, 2026
1am MST Feb 1, 2026-6pm MST Feb 7, 2026
 
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