Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Sunday
14th Dec
8

-11

8

2
Monday
15th Dec
10

2

8

1
Tuesday
16th Dec
12

2

2

1
Wednesday
17th Dec
14

3

0

1
Thursday
18th Dec
2

-4

9

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Sunday 14th 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 Sunday 14th December 2025

Expect clear skies in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

8
°C maximum temperature
-11
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
8
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from W

Rapid City weather for Monday 15th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

10
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
8
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
14
kph wind from W

Rapid City weather for Tuesday 16th December 2025

Expect broken clouds 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 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-west.

12
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 46% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the north-west.

14
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
46
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
14
°C wind chill
35
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 30 kph from the north-west.