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.

Wednesday
22nd Apr
32

14

9

7
Thursday
23rd Apr
15

4

4

4
Friday
24th Apr
7

2

1

3
Saturday
25th Apr
6

0

0

2
Sunday
26th Apr
3

1

0

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 23rd 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 Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 32°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the south-west.

32
°C maximum temperature
14
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
9
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
32
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 15°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 47% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the north-west.

15
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
47
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
15
°C wind chill
32
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Friday 24th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-west.

7
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
48
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Saturday 25th April 2026

Expect overcast skies in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
0
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from E

Rapid City weather for Sunday 26th April 2026

Expect overcast with light snow in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 cm of snow expected with 84% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north.