Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 28°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
21st Apr
28

12

11

7
Wednesday
22nd Apr
30

15

7

7
Thursday
23rd Apr
16

5

5

5
Friday
24th Apr
8

2

2

5
Saturday
25th Apr
10

0

0

4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 22nd April 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for South Dakota (Rapid City) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Rapid City weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Rapid City for the next 5 days.

Rapid City weather for Tuesday 21st April 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
11
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
14
kph wind from SE

Rapid City weather for Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 30°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the south-west.

30
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
26
kph wind from SW

Rapid City weather for Thursday 23rd April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the north-west.

16
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
25
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
16
°C wind chill
31
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Friday 24th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
39
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Saturday 25th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.