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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.

Overcast and Breezy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 35 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1021.5 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 20 Jan 8:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

Wind Advisory January 21, 03:00am until January 21, 05:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a temperature rising to near 32 by 11am, then falling to around 22 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

    High: 32 °F⇓

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.

    Low: -1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a temperature rising to near 32 by 11am, then falling to around 22 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
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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:
6:06 pm MST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm MST Jan 20, 2026-6pm MST Jan 27, 2026
 
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