Another Arctic Blast in the East; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia into Sunday. Storm-force winds and coastal flooding will be possible along the East Coast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1020.9 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 1 Feb 4:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Wind chill values as low as 19 early. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Breezy. Areas
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Wind chill values as low as 19 early. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ellsworth Air Force Base SD
 44.15°N 103.1°W (Elev. 3202 ft)
3:16 am MST Feb 1, 2026
5am MST Feb 1, 2026-6pm MST Feb 7, 2026
 
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