Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 38°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
14th Jul
38

24

15

10
Wednesday
15th Jul
36

23

14

10
Thursday
16th Jul
36

23

14

9
Friday
17th Jul
35

24

9

9
Saturday
18th Jul
34

22

8

10

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

Expect clear skies in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 38°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 15 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south.

38
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
15
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
24
kph wind from S

Rapid City weather for Wednesday 15th July 2026

Expect clear skies in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 36°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 14 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the south.

36
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
14
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
27
kph wind from S

Rapid City weather for Thursday 16th July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 36°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 14 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the east.

36
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
14
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
16
kph wind from E

Rapid City weather for Friday 17th July 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 35°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 17% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-east.

35
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
9
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
17
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
13
kph wind from NE

Rapid City weather for Saturday 18th July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 34°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.