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Tracking Weekend Storm Impacts

A storm and trailing cold front will continue to slowly move through the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend with widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. A fast-moving clipper storm may bring several inches of snow to the north-central Plains, Midwest, eastern Great Lakes, and Northeast regions this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Overcast

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1020.8 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill6°F (-14°C)
Last update 7 Dec 1:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 8. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 12. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow likely before noon, then rain and snow likely between noon and 5pm, then rain likely after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Snow Likely
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain likely before 8pm, then rain and snow likely between 8pm and midnight, then snow likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 8. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 12. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
Snow likely before noon, then rain and snow likely between noon and 5pm, then rain likely after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely before 8pm, then rain and snow likely between 8pm and midnight, then snow likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
Last Update:
1:16 am MST Dec 7, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2am MST Dec 7, 2025-6pm MST Dec 13, 2025
 
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