615  
FLUS43 KUNR 211733  
HWOUNR  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1033 AM MST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>078-WYZ054>060-  
221400-  
HARDING-NORTHERN PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-  
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOTHILLS-RAPID CITY-  
SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-  
CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-WESTERN FALL RIVER-  
NORTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-NORTHERN JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-  
TRIPP-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-  
HERMOSA FOOTHILLS-EASTERN FALL RIVER-SOUTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-  
SOUTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN PERKINS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-  
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-  
WESTON COUNTY PLAINS-NEWCASTLE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-  
1033 AM MST WED JAN 21 2026 /1133 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026/  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH  
DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.  
   
DAY ONE  
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS  
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. SEE NPWUNR FOR  
DETAILS. THESE STRONG WINDS, WHICH MAY GUST AT TIME FROM 60 TO  
70MPH, MAY CAUSE BRIEF LOCAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WHERE SNOW  
ON THE GROUND IS AVAILABLE.  
 
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME TODAY FOR  
THE SOUTHWESTERN TO SOUTH-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY  
 
ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MINIMUM  
WIND CHILLS THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO.  
MINIMUM WIND CHILLS FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE AS LOW AS 10 BELOW TO  
35 BELOW ZERO.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.  
 
 
 
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES...OR CHECK  
OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY  
 
 
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