Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Country

A frontal boundary will slowly move eastward and clear most of the eastern seaboard by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will accompany this front alongside the threat of heavy rainfall; These threats may linger along the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Meanwhile, record spring-like warmth is forecast, mainly east of the Mississippi River, this weekend into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1009.8 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 7 Mar 9:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 62. East wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 43 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of snow after 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 62. East wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ellsworth Air Force Base SD
 44.15°N 103.1°W (Elev. 3202 ft)
8:36 pm MST Mar 7, 2026
9pm MST Mar 7, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
 
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