Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

14°F

-10°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.97 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Feb 9:52 pm MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 32 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 11 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 52 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 59 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as 1. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow between 9am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 2. North wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 9. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 9 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.