Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 16°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Monday
12th Jan
16

6

6

1
Tuesday
13th Jan
12

6

2

1
Wednesday
14th Jan
8

3

4

1
Thursday
15th Jan
11

1

7

1
Friday
16th Jan
0

-4

6

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 12th 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 Monday 12th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the west.

16
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
6
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
22
kph wind from W

Rapid City weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the north-west.

12
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
35
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
35
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the north.

8
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
26
kph wind from N

Rapid City weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a strong breeze of 41 kph from the north-west.

11
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
41
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 0°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a strong breeze of 48 kph from the north-west.