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Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 29.73 in (1007.4 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill53°F (12°C)
Last update 26 Dec 11:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 52 by 5pm. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 60 °F⇓

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 52 by 5pm. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
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Point Forecast:
Rapid City SD
 44.08°N 103.24°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
Last Update:
12:46 pm MST Dec 26, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12pm MST Dec 26, 2025-6pm MST Jan 1, 2026
 
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