Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 18°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
14th Apr
18

7

2

4
Wednesday
15th Apr
22

6

8

5
Thursday
16th Apr
23

5

0

6
Friday
17th Apr
5

0

1

2
Saturday
18th Apr
7

-2

9

6

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 14th 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 14th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the west.

18
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
18
°C wind chill
7
kph wind from W

Rapid City weather for Wednesday 15th April 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

22
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
8
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SW

Rapid City weather for Thursday 16th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 34% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the south-west.

23
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
34
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
29
kph wind from SW

Rapid City weather for Friday 17th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 37 kph from the north-west.

5
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
37
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Saturday 18th April 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 30 kph from the north-west.