Arctic Air for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic; Increase Moisture for Pacific Northwest; Active Pattern for Hawaii

An arctic cold front will impact the Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Snow showers and squalls will accompany this system with increasing winds and falling temperatures. Damaging wind gusts may result in tree damage and power outages. Meanwhile, moisture returns for the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii this weekend with both coverage and intensity of rainfall and higher elevation snows. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1021.2 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 6 Feb 7:52 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Wednesday
A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ellsworth Air Force Base SD
 44.15°N 103.1°W (Elev. 3202 ft)
7:27 pm MST Feb 6, 2026
8pm MST Feb 6, 2026-6pm MST Feb 13, 2026
 
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