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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.

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed NW 51 G 64 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 18 Jan 9:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

High Wind Warning January 18, 10:44am until January 18, 04:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning January 18, 10:44am until January 18, 04:00pm

    NOW until 4:00pm Sun

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 42 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
Last Update:
9:56 am MST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am MST Jan 18, 2026-6pm MST Jan 24, 2026
 
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