Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 32°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
7th Jul
32

21

7

7
Wednesday
8th Jul
29

19

5

6
Thursday
9th Jul
30

18

9

7
Friday
10th Jul
34

18

15

9
Saturday
11th Jul
39

22

13

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 7th July 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 7th July 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 32°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north.

32
°C maximum temperature
21
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
7
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
62
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
15
kph wind from N

Rapid City weather for Wednesday 8th July 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 29°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north.

29
°C maximum temperature
19
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
57
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
9
kph wind from N

Rapid City weather for Thursday 9th July 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 73% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-west.

30
°C maximum temperature
18
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
9
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
73
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
11
kph wind from SW

Rapid City weather for Friday 10th July 2026

Expect clear skies in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 34°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 15 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

34
°C maximum temperature
18
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
15
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SE

Rapid City weather for Saturday 11th July 2026

Expect clear skies in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 39°C, very high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 13 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-east.