Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Overcast and Windy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed NW 45 G 66 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 16 Jan 10:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Rapid City SD

High Wind Warning January 16, 11:26am until January 17, 12:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning January 16, 11:26am until January 17, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Sat

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 26 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated snow showers before 11pm.  Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 6 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as -15. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming southwest 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 34 by 3am. Wind chill values as low as 14. Blustery, with a southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 37 by noon, then falling to around 26 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Widespread blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 1. Very windy, with a northwest wind 41 to 46 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.
Tonight
Isolated snow showers before 11pm. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as -15. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming southwest 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 34 by 3am. Wind chill values as low as 14. Blustery, with a southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 37 by noon, then falling to around 26 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Rapid City SD
 44.1°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3353 ft)
10:32 am MST Jan 16, 2026
11am MST Jan 16, 2026-6pm MST Jan 22, 2026
 
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