Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 7°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

Saturday
25th Apr
7

2

2

3
Sunday
26th Apr
4

3

0

1
Monday
27th Apr
6

2

2

4
Tuesday
28th Apr
8

3

2

1
Wednesday
29th Apr
15

2

1

7

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 25th April 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 Saturday 25th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-east.

7
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from SE

Rapid City weather for Sunday 26th April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 4°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of sleet/snow expected with 99% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north.

4
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
99
% chance of some sleet or snow
<10
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from N

Rapid City weather for Monday 27th April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 40% chance of some sleet or snow and a fresh breeze of 30 kph from the north-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
2
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
40
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
2
°C wind chill
30
kph wind from NW

Rapid City weather for Tuesday 28th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
55
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from SE

Rapid City weather for Wednesday 29th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north.