High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

-6°F

-21°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1030.1 mb)
Dewpoint -12°F (-24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-18°F (-28°C)
Last update 25 Jan 10:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 3 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -13. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as -3. West wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 13. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 3 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -13. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as -3. West wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 13. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Friday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
10:41 pm MST Jan 25, 2026
11pm MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Feb 1, 2026
 
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