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

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed N 13 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 1 Feb 2:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Rapid City SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 26 °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 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 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 36.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Rapid City SD
 44.1°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3353 ft)
3:16 am MST Feb 1, 2026
3am MST Feb 1, 2026-6pm MST Feb 7, 2026
 
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