Rapid City weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Rapid City is expected to be 3°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Rapid City, South Dakota, USA for more weather parameters.

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

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the north-west.

  • 3°C maximum temperature3
    °C maximum temperature
  • -5°C minimum temperature-5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • -2°C wind chill-2
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the North-West28
    kph wind from NW

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Rapid City weather for Saturday 6th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 1°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the north.

  • 1°C maximum temperature1
    °C maximum temperature
  • -6°C minimum temperature-6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • -4°C wind chill-4
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the North21
    kph wind from N

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Rapid City weather for Sunday 7th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 3°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.

  • 3°C maximum temperature3
    °C maximum temperature
  • -5°C minimum temperature-5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • -1°C wind chill-1
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the West15
    kph wind from W

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Rapid City weather for Monday 8th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the west.

  • 7°C maximum temperature7
    °C maximum temperature
  • -2°C minimum temperature-2
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 3°C wind chill3
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 26 kph from the West26
    kph wind from W

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Rapid City weather for Tuesday 9th December 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Rapid City, South Dakota with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 30 kph from the north-west.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 1°C minimum temperature1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 48% chance of some rain48
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 30 kph from the North-West30
    kph wind from NW

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