Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 23°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
20th Oct
23

7

11

4
Wednesday
21st Oct
20

10

9

4
Thursday
22nd Oct
26

13

9

4
Friday
23rd Oct
27

16

3

4
Saturday
24th Oct
15

6

8

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 21st October 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 Tuesday 20th October 2026

Expect clear skies in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-west.

23
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
11
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
23
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Wednesday 21st October 2026

Expect clear skies in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

20
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
9
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
20
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SE

Rapid City weather for Thursday 22nd October 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 26°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south.

26
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
9
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
26
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from S

Rapid City weather for Friday 23rd October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the south-west.

27
°C maximum temperature
16
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
28
kph wind from SW

Rapid City weather for Saturday 24th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the north-west.