Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)
Lat: 44.05°NLon: 103.05°WElev: 3202ft.
Fair and Windy
31°F
-1°C
| Humidity | 19% |
| Wind Speed | NW 26 G 40 mph |
| Barometer | 30.09 in (1023.0 mb) |
| Dewpoint | -7°F (-22°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Wind Chill | 17°F (-8°C) |
| Last update | 21 Jan 12:52 pm MST |
Extended Forecast for
Rapid City SD
High Wind Warning January 21, 01:27pm until January 21, 05:00pm
NOW until 5:00pm Wed
High Wind Warning
This Afternoon
High: 35 °F
Sunny and
BreezyTonight
Low: 12 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -8 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 5 °F
Snow Likely
Friday Night
Low: -7 °F
Slight Chance
SnowSaturday
High: 21 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: -2 °F
Partly Cloudy
Detailed Forecast
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 16. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -7. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
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Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
12:26 pm MST Jan 21, 2026
1pm MST Jan 21, 2026-6pm MST Jan 27, 2026
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