National Weather Service Forecast for: Rapid City SD
Issued by: National Weather Service Rapid City, SD
Updated: 7:55 pm MST Dec 23, 2025
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 47. Southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Christmas
Day
Christmas Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Partly Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Mostly Clear
Lo 47 °F Hi 65 °F Lo 39 °F Hi 68 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 63 °F Lo 35 °F Hi 47 °F Lo 13 °F

 

Tonight
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 47. Southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Christmas Day
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Sunday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Monday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rapid City SD.