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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

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed N 17 mph
Barometer 30.30 in (1031.4 mb)
Dewpoint -5°F (-21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 17 Jan 10:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Black Hawk SD

High Wind Watch January 17, 08:00pm until January 18, 05:00pm
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High Wind Watch

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 39 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 29 to 39 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    Low: 21 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 6. Very windy, with a northwest wind 41 to 46 mph decreasing to 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

    High: 37 °F⇓

    Very Windy.
    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery.

    High: 31 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 39 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 29 to 39 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 6. Very windy, with a northwest wind 41 to 46 mph decreasing to 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Friday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Black Hawk SD
 44.2°N 103.25°W (Elev. 3199 ft)
Last Update:
10:21 am MST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am MST Jan 17, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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