Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 10th 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 Wednesday 10th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the north-west.

  • 6°C maximum temperature6
    °C maximum temperature
  • -1°C minimum temperature-1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 2°C wind chill2
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 24 kph from the North-West24
    kph wind from NW

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Rapid City weather for Thursday 11th December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 59% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the north-west.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 1°C minimum temperature1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with sleet or snow
    cloudy with sleet or snow
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 59% chance of some sleet or snow59
    % chance of some sleet or snow
  • 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected<2
    mm of sleet/snow expected
  • 15°C wind chill15
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 27 kph from the North-West27
    kph wind from NW

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Rapid City weather for Friday 12th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 0°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 92% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north.

  • 0°C maximum temperature0
    °C maximum temperature
  • -8°C minimum temperature-8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light snow
    mostly cloudy with light snow
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 92% chance of some snow92
    % chance of some snow
  • 0-2 cm of snow expected<2
    cm of snow expected
  • -5°C wind chill-5
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the North20
    kph wind from N

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Rapid City weather for Saturday 13th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of -7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north.

  • -7°C maximum temperature-7
    °C maximum temperature
  • -10°C minimum temperature-10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 cm of snow expected0
    cm of snow expected
  • -12°C wind chill-12
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 11 kph from the North11
    kph wind from N

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Rapid City weather for Sunday 14th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south.

  • 7°C maximum temperature7
    °C maximum temperature
  • -9°C minimum temperature-9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 5°C wind chill5
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the South12
    kph wind from S

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