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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fog/Mist

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.71 in (1007.6 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 2 Jan 1:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

Dense Fog Advisory January 2, 02:13am until January 2, 11:00am
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Dense Fog Advisory
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    Dense Fog Advisory January 2, 02:13am until January 2, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 20 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 15. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 13. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday
Areas of dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 15. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ellsworth Air Force Base SD
 44.15°N 103.1°W (Elev. 3202 ft)
Last Update:
1:52 am MST Jan 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am MST Jan 2, 2026-6pm MST Jan 8, 2026
 
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