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Now · 12:12 PM

Rapid City Weather & Hourly Forecast

United States · South Dakota · 57701

70°F

Overcast

Feels like: 68°F

💧 Humidity 74% 🌡 Pressure 29.94 inHg 💨 Wind 11 mph 👁 Visibility 27.0 mi ☁ Clouds 96% ☀️ UV index 4.8 · Moderate 🌅 Sunrise 6:40 AM 🌇 Sunset 6:50 PM

Hourly Forecast for Rapid City

Today

1:00 PM

Overcast

73° 💧 0.001 in 💨 10 mph H 67%29.94 inHg

4:00 PM

Overcast

76° 💧 0.002 in 💨 10 mph H 58%29.88 inHg

7:00 PM

Overcast night

68° 💧 0.000 in 💨 3 mph H 75%29.91 inHg

10:00 PM

Overcast night

61° 💧 0.000 in 💨 5 mph H 81%30.03 inHg

Tomorrow

1:00 AM

Overcast night

61° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 76%30.03 inHg

4:00 AM

Clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 82%30.06 inHg

7:00 AM

Mostly sunny

57° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 77%30.12 inHg

10:00 AM

Mostly sunny

69° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 54%30.15 inHg

1:00 PM

Sunny

74° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 40%30.12 inHg

4:00 PM

Mostly sunny

75° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 36%30.09 inHg

7:00 PM

Partly cloudy night

66° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 57%30.09 inHg

10:00 PM

Overcast night

60° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 72%30.15 inHg

Friday

1:00 AM

Overcast night

56° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 80%30.15 inHg

4:00 AM

Overcast night

54° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 81%30.12 inHg

7:00 AM

Mostly sunny

52° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 82%30.12 inHg

10:00 AM

Overcast

65° 💧 0.001 in 💨 10 mph H 72%30.09 inHg

Today

1:00 PM

Overcast

73° 💧 0.001 in 💨 10 mph H 67%29.94 inHg

2:00 PM

Overcast

75° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 63%29.91 inHg

3:00 PM

Overcast

76° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 60%29.88 inHg

4:00 PM

Overcast

76° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 58%29.88 inHg

5:00 PM

Overcast

76° 💧 0.002 in 💨 6 mph H 58%29.88 inHg

6:00 PM

Overcast

73° 💧 0.000 in 💨 2 mph H 68%29.88 inHg

7:00 PM

Overcast night

68° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 75%29.91 inHg

8:00 PM

Overcast night

62° 💧 0.000 in 💨 9 mph H 86%29.97 inHg

9:00 PM

Overcast night

62° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 83%30.00 inHg

10:00 PM

Overcast night

61° 💧 0.000 in 💨 5 mph H 81%30.03 inHg

11:00 PM

Overcast night

62° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 76%30.03 inHg

Tomorrow

12:00 AM

Overcast night

61° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 78%30.03 inHg

1:00 AM

Overcast night

61° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 76%30.03 inHg

2:00 AM

Mostly cloudy night

61° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 75%30.03 inHg

3:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

59° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 80%30.03 inHg

4:00 AM

Clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 82%30.06 inHg

5:00 AM

Clear night

57° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 79%30.06 inHg

6:00 AM

Mostly clear night

57° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 77%30.09 inHg

7:00 AM

Mostly sunny

57° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 77%30.12 inHg

8:00 AM

Mostly cloudy

61° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 71%30.12 inHg

9:00 AM

Mostly cloudy

66° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 64%30.15 inHg

10:00 AM

Mostly sunny

69° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 54%30.15 inHg

11:00 AM

Mostly sunny

71° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 44%30.12 inHg

12:00 PM

Mostly sunny

73° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 42%30.12 inHg

1:00 PM

Sunny

74° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 40%30.12 inHg

2:00 PM

Mostly sunny

75° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 37%30.09 inHg

3:00 PM

Mostly sunny

75° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 36%30.09 inHg

4:00 PM

Mostly sunny

75° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 36%30.09 inHg

5:00 PM

Mostly sunny

74° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 39%30.09 inHg

6:00 PM

Mostly sunny

70° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 53%30.09 inHg

7:00 PM

Partly cloudy night

66° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 57%30.09 inHg

8:00 PM

Mostly cloudy night

63° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 63%30.12 inHg

9:00 PM

Overcast night

61° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 69%30.15 inHg

10:00 PM

Overcast night

60° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 72%30.15 inHg

11:00 PM

Overcast night

58° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 75%30.15 inHg

Friday

12:00 AM

Overcast night

57° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 77%30.15 inHg

1:00 AM

Overcast night

56° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 80%30.15 inHg

2:00 AM

Overcast night

55° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 82%30.12 inHg

3:00 AM

Overcast night

54° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 83%30.12 inHg

4:00 AM

Overcast night

54° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 81%30.12 inHg

5:00 AM

Mostly cloudy night

53° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 82%30.12 inHg

6:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

52° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 83%30.12 inHg

7:00 AM

Mostly sunny

52° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 82%30.12 inHg

8:00 AM

Partly cloudy

57° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 74%30.12 inHg

9:00 AM

Overcast

62° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 69%30.12 inHg

10:00 AM

Overcast

65° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 72%30.09 inHg

11:00 AM

Overcast

67° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 66%30.06 inHg

12:00 PM

Overcast

69° 💧 0.001 in 💨 13 mph H 63%30.03 inHg

1:00 PM

Mostly cloudy

71° 💧 None 💨 13 mph H 55%30.00 inHg

2:00 PM

Overcast

72° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 52%29.97 inHg

3:00 PM

Mostly cloudy

73° 💧 None 💨 15 mph H 50%29.91 inHg

4:00 PM

Mostly cloudy

73° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 50%29.91 inHg

5:00 PM

Partly cloudy

72° 💧 None 💨 13 mph H 52%29.88 inHg

6:00 PM

Partly cloudy

70° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 56%29.88 inHg

7:00 PM

Partly cloudy night

66° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 65%29.85 inHg

8:00 PM

Overcast night

64° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 72%29.88 inHg

9:00 PM

Overcast night

64° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 77%29.88 inHg

10:00 PM

Overcast night

63° 💧 0.001 in 💨 11 mph H 78%29.88 inHg

11:00 PM

Mostly cloudy night

63° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 81%29.85 inHg

Saturday

12:00 AM

Mostly cloudy night

62° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 85%29.85 inHg

1:00 AM

Mostly cloudy night

61° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 88%29.83 inHg

2:00 AM

Mostly cloudy night

60° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 91%29.83 inHg

3:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

59° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 94%29.80 inHg

4:00 AM

Clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 97%29.80 inHg

5:00 AM

Clear night

57° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 98%29.83 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

56° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 96%29.83 inHg

9:00 AM

Sunny

64° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 62%29.85 inHg

12:00 PM

Sunny

71° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 59%29.85 inHg

3:00 PM

Mostly sunny

75° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 52%29.85 inHg

6:00 PM

Sunny

70° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 61%29.88 inHg

9:00 PM

Clear night

63° 💧 None 💨 1 mph H 76%29.94 inHg

Sunday

12:00 AM

Clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 89%29.97 inHg

3:00 AM

Clear night

56° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 95%29.97 inHg

6:00 AM

Overcast night

55° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 100%30.00 inHg

9:00 AM

Light rain

59° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 99%30.03 inHg

12:00 PM

Light rain

62° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 93%30.03 inHg

3:00 PM

Mostly cloudy

67° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 73%29.94 inHg

6:00 PM

Partly cloudy

66° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 79%29.91 inHg

9:00 PM

Light rain

63° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 86%29.94 inHg

Monday

12:00 AM

Overcast night

59° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 98%29.88 inHg

3:00 AM

Overcast night

59° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 97%29.83 inHg

6:00 AM

Light rain

58° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 97%29.83 inHg

9:00 AM

Partly cloudy

60° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 94%29.85 inHg

12:00 PM

Light rain

65° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 77%29.85 inHg

3:00 PM

Light rain

60° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 85%29.85 inHg

6:00 PM

Light rain

56° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 94%29.88 inHg

9:00 PM

Light rain

53° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 97%29.94 inHg

Tuesday

12:00 AM

Overcast night

52° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 94%29.97 inHg

6:00 AM

Overcast night

55° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 44%29.91 inHg

12:00 PM

Sunny

48° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 64%30.00 inHg

6:00 PM

Sunny

59° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 38%30.03 inHg

Wednesday

12:00 AM

Clear night

56° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 53%29.97 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

47° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 64%29.94 inHg

12:00 PM

Partly cloudy

46° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 66%29.80 inHg

6:00 PM

Mostly cloudy

62° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 43%29.74 inHg

Thursday

12:00 AM

Mostly clear night

59° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 52%29.80 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

52° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 48%30.00 inHg

12:00 PM

Sunny

47° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 60%30.12 inHg

6:00 PM

Sunny

58° 💧 None 💨 13 mph H 27%30.15 inHg

Friday

12:00 AM

Clear night

55° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 36%30.12 inHg

6:00 AM

Mostly clear night

43° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 60%30.18 inHg

12:00 PM

Partly cloudy

42° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 58%30.12 inHg

6:00 PM

Overcast

60° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 31%30.00 inHg

Saturday

12:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

59° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 54%29.94 inHg

6:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

45° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 78%29.94 inHg

12:00 PM

Partly cloudy

51° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 49%29.97 inHg

6:00 PM

Sunny

67° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 38%30.00 inHg

Sunday

12:00 AM

Mostly clear night

63° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 43%30.00 inHg

6:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

48° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 67%30.00 inHg

12:00 PM

Overcast

52° 💧 None 💨 2 mph H 57%30.00 inHg

6:00 PM

Partly cloudy

71° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 34%29.97 inHg

Monday

12:00 AM

Mostly clear night

67° 💧 None 💨 1 mph H 48%29.94 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

56° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 55%29.91 inHg

12:00 PM

Sunny

62° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 37%29.83 inHg

6:00 PM

Sunny

84° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 23%29.83 inHg

Tuesday

12:00 AM

Clear night

71° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 31%30.00 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

56° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 61%30.18 inHg

12:00 PM

Sunny

49° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 78%30.30 inHg

6:00 PM

Sunny

61° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 39%30.36 inHg

Wednesday

12:00 AM

Clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 29%30.33 inHg

6:00 AM

Clear night

45° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 58%30.36 inHg

12:00 PM

Sunny

44° 💧 None 💨 1 mph H 55%30.39 inHg

6:00 PM

Sunny

57° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 36%30.30 inHg

Thursday

12:00 AM

Clear night

55° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 42%30.18 inHg

In Rapid City and, more broadly, across the state of South Dakota: This morning will start with mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures around 52 to 56 degrees Fahrenheit. Winds will be coming from the east at about 10 mph, with gusts reaching up to 17 mph. There is a possibility of light rain throughout the day, with total accumulation around 0.16 inches. As the afternoon progresses, the cloudy conditions are expected to persist, and the chance of rain remains high. Temperatures are likely to stay in the same cool range, and breezes from the east will continue at similar speeds. Overall, it will be a damp, breezy day with limited sunshine. Be prepared for possible showers if you're heading outdoors.

15-Day Weather Outlook for Rapid City

TomorrowTomorrow

Overcast 75°/57° 💧 None 💨 8 mph

Friday, Sep 25Fri Sep 25

Overcast 73°/52° 💧 None 💨 15 mph

Saturday, Sep 26Sat Sep 26

Mostly cloudy 75°/56° 💧 0.001 in 💨 11 mph

Sunday, Sep 27Sun Sep 27

Light rain 67°/55° 💧 0.044 in 💨 5 mph

Monday, Sep 28Mon Sep 28

Light rain 65°/53° 💧 0.207 in 💨 14 mph

Tuesday, Sep 29Tue Sep 29

Overcast 59°/48° 💧 0.007 in 💨 14 mph

Wednesday, Sep 30Wed Sep 30

Partly cloudy 62°/46° 💧 None 💨 10 mph

Thursday, Oct 1Thu Oct 1

Mostly sunny 59°/47° 💧 0.008 in 💨 13 mph

Friday, Oct 2Fri Oct 2

Mostly sunny 60°/42° 💧 None 💨 11 mph

Saturday, Oct 3Sat Oct 3

Partly cloudy 67°/45° 💧 None 💨 6 mph

Sunday, Oct 4Sun Oct 4

Mostly sunny 71°/48° 💧 None 💨 5 mph

Monday, Oct 5Mon Oct 5

Mostly sunny 84°/56° 💧 None 💨 10 mph

Tuesday, Oct 6Tue Oct 6

Sunny 71°/49° 💧 None 💨 12 mph

Wednesday, Oct 7Wed Oct 7

Sunny 58°/44° 💧 None 💨 9 mph

Thursday, Oct 8Thu Oct 8

Sunny 55°/55° 💧 None 💨 6 mph

TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK

Temperature & Weather Trends in Rapid City

Vertical axis: °F · Color based on temperature

AIR QUALITY FORECAST

Air Quality Forecast for Rapid City

Hourly forecast · Updated every 2 hours

Fair

Nearest forecast value 1:00 PM

PM2.5 Fine particles Good 1,1µg/m³

Microscopic particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs. Elevated concentrations can especially affect children, older adults and people with respiratory conditions.

PM10 Particulate matter Good 2,0µg/m³

Includes dust, pollen and other airborne particles. High concentrations may irritate the respiratory system.

O₃ Ozone Fair 70,4µg/m³

Ground-level ozone can irritate the eyes and respiratory system when concentrations are elevated.

NO₂ Nitrogen dioxide Good 0,9µg/m³

A gas emitted mainly by traffic and some industrial activity. High exposure can affect respiratory health.

Air quality is acceptable for most people.

UV & HEALTH

UV, Sun & Health Outlook in Rapid City

Maximum daily UV Today, tomorrow and the following day show the maximum UV index forecast for each day.

0–2 Low 3–5 Moderate 6–7 High 8–10 Very high 11+ Extreme

Today UV 5,1Moderate 🙂Fair

Tomorrow UV 4,9Moderate 🙂Fair

Friday UV 5,5Moderate 🙂Fair

Saturday UV 5,3Moderate 😐Moderate

Sunday UV 6,0High 🙂Fair

Monday UV 6,0High —Unavailable

Tuesday UV 5,0Moderate —Unavailable

Hourly UV index today

1:00 PMUV 5,1 2:00 PMUV 4,4 3:00 PMUV 2,8 4:00 PMUV 1,4 5:00 PMUV 0,6 6:00 PMUV 0,2 7:00 PMUV 0,0

Today's weather health advice Open today's recommendations.

Moderate UV risk

Sunglasses and sun protection are recommended for prolonged exposure.

Acceptable air quality

Air quality is acceptable for most people. Very sensitive people may want to reduce prolonged exertion.

Comfortable temperature conditions

Temperatures should feel comfortable for most people, with no particular heat or cold precautions needed.

Good conditions for outdoor activities

Outdoor activities can generally be enjoyed normally, with sun protection adjusted to the UV level.

WIND OUTLOOK

Hourly Wind Forecast for Rapid City

Vertical axis: mph · Horizontal axis: hours

Sustained wind Max gusts

NIGHT SKY · RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA

Tonight's Stargazing & Shooting Stars

Excellent observing conditions. Best local viewing window: 5:00 AM–6:00 AM.

97/100Best-hour score

BEST TIME TONIGHT 5:00 AM–6:00 AM Astronomical darkness: 8:25 PM–5:05 AM

☁ Cloud cover 4% Real hourly forecast for the best viewing hour.

☾ Moonlight 95% Waxing Gibbous · Moon below the horizon at the best viewing hour.

☄ Meteor activity Southern Taurids Reference ZHR 7 · Radiant 59° high at the best hour.

✦ Estimated visible meteors 1–4/hour Local estimate after weather, moonlight and radiant-height adjustments.

Chance ≥1 meteor in 30 min70%

UPCOMING METEOR PERIODSStart, peak and end dates · weather should be checked closer to the peak.

SEP 20–NOV 20

Southern TauridsStart SEP 20 · Peak NOV 5 · End NOV 20 · ZHR 7 · 20% Moon at peak

ACTIVE NOW

OCT 2–NOV 7

OrionidsStart OCT 2 · Peak OCT 21 · End NOV 7 · ZHR 20 · 77% Moon at peak

UPCOMING

OCT 20–DEC 10

Northern TauridsStart OCT 20 · Peak NOV 12 · End DEC 10 · ZHR 5 · 7% Moon at peak

UPCOMING

NOV 6–NOV 30

LeonidsStart NOV 6 · Peak NOV 17 · End NOV 30 · ZHR 15 · 52% Moon at peak

UPCOMING

Experimental local observing estimate. Weather values come from the hourly forecast already used on this page. Moon position and astronomical darkness are calculated locally from time and coordinates. Meteor-shower ZHR describes ideal conditions and is not the number of meteors a person should expect to see locally.

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Forecast data for Rapid City were last refreshed today at 12:12 PM. The current forecast period extends through 25/09/2026 at 10:00 AM. Weather, air-quality and UV-index data are provided through WEATHER-INFO.COM. Forecasts are produced automatically from the latest available data and are subject to periodic technical checks. This service is intended for general weather information.