Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
28th Jan
5

-5

2

2
Thursday
29th Jan
4

-4

1

1
Friday
30th Jan
-5

-9

3

1
Saturday
31st Jan
8

-6

1

2
Sunday
1st Feb
10

-2

5

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 28th January 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 Wednesday 28th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
-5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from W

Rapid City weather for Thursday 29th January 2026

Expect overcast skies in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 37% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north.

4
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
37
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from N

Rapid City weather for Friday 30th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of -5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 66% chance of some snow and a light breeze of 12 kph from the east.

-5
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
66
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-10
°C wind chill
12
kph wind from E

Rapid City weather for Saturday 31st January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 24% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
-6
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
1
hour of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
24
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
5
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Sunday 1st February 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-west.