National Weather Service Forecast for: Rapid City SD
Issued by: National Weather Service Rapid City, SD
Updated: 10:41 am MDT Oct 6, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunny
Hi 84 °F Lo 51 °F Hi 78 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 51 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 84 °F

 

This Afternoon
 
Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
 
Clear, with a low around 51. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Thursday
 
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
 
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Saturday
 
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Saturday Night
 
A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Sunday
 
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night
 
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Columbus Day
 
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rapid City SD.