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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.

Fair and Windy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed NW 38 G 49 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1023.7 mb)
Dewpoint -5°F (-21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill9°F (-13°C)
Last update 21 Jan 10:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

High Wind Warning January 21, 11:28am until January 21, 05:00pm
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning January 21, 11:28am until January 21, 05:00pm

    NOW until 5:00pm Wed

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 36 °F⇓

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -4. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a north wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -23. North wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 4. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 4 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -8. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 9. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -4. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a north wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -23. North wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 4. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -8. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
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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:
10:42 am MST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am MST Jan 21, 2026-6pm MST Jan 27, 2026
 
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