Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rapid City, Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP)

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

Overcast

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	SE 6 mph
Barometer	30.27 in (1028.7 mb)
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	16°F (-9°C)
Last update	30 Jan 2:52 am MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

Rapid City SD

Overnight
Low: 20 °F
Chance Snow
and Areas Fog
Friday
High: 25 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Fog
Friday Night
Low: 19 °F⇑
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Freezing Rain
Saturday
High: 50 °F
Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain then
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 31 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 30 percent chance of snow. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 20. Calm wind.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as 9. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night

A chance of freezing rain after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 26 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as 5. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

A chance of freezing rain before 8am, then a chance of rain between 8am and 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the evening.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.