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 Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	1 Feb 4:52 am MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Ellsworth Air Force Base SD

Today
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Fog
Monday
High: 54 °F
Breezy. Areas
Fog then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 48 °F
Slight Chance
Rain and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
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.