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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed NW 52 G 74 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1019.9 mb)
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 16 Jan 2:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

High Wind Warning January 16, 03:06pm until January 17, 12:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning January 16, 03:06pm until January 17, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Sat

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 4 °F

    Windy.
    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph decreasing to 6 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 32 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 14. Windy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 24 to 34 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 22 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 34 by 11am, then falling to around 24 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as 7. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 34 °F⇓

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Isolated snow showers between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -21. Windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 39 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph decreasing to 6 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 32 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 14. Windy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 24 to 34 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 34 by 11am, then falling to around 24 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as 7. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
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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:
2:26 pm MST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MST Jan 16, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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