Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 18°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Monday
22nd Dec
18

1

7

1
Tuesday
23rd Dec
12

3

1

1
Wednesday
24th Dec
13

5

9

1
Thursday
25th Dec
18

6

0

1
Friday
26th Dec
15

3

8

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 23rd December 2025 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 22nd December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the north-west.

18
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
18
°C wind chill
22
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

12
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
16
kph wind from S

Rapid City weather for Wednesday 24th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south.

13
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
9
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
14
kph wind from S

Rapid City weather for Thursday 25th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the west.

18
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
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 Friday 26th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 30 kph from the west.