Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Thursday
1st Jan
12

0

3

1
Friday
2nd Jan
5

0

2

1
Saturday
3rd Jan
14

2

0

1
Sunday
4th Jan
9

-1

8

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 30th 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 Thursday 1st January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the west.

12
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
7
kph wind from W

Rapid City weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

5
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from SE

Rapid City weather for Saturday 3rd January 2026

Expect broken clouds 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 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

14
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
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 Sunday 4th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north-west.