Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	W 5 mph
Barometer	29.87 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	29°F (-2°C)
Last update	15 Jan 2:52 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

High Wind Warning January 15, 11:00am until January 17, 12:00am

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High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Thursday
High: 51 °F⇓
Sunny and
Breezy then
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 19 °F
Very Windy.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 28 °F
Very Windy.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 5 °F
Windy. Slight
Chance Snow
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 28 °F
Sunny and
Blustery
Saturday Night
Low: 15 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Partly
Cloudy and
Blustery
Sunday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Thursday

A chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to near 51 by noon, then falling to around 37 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 1. Very windy, with a northwest wind 38 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as 1. Very windy, with a northwest wind 45 to 50 mph decreasing to 39 to 44 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a north wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.