National Weather Service Forecast for: Rapid City SD
Issued by: National Weather Service Rapid City, SD
Updated: 4:37 pm MST Dec 16, 2025
 
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Partly Cloudy

Wednesday

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming southwest 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Chance Rain
and Windy

Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Windy. Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 1. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 37 mph becoming east 7 to 12 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Increasing
Clouds and
Windy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 25 by 8pm, then rising to around 40 during the remainder of the night. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy

Friday
Night
Friday Night: A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10pm and midnight, then a slight chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday

Saturday: A slight chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Slight Chance
Snow

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Partly Cloudy
Lo 35 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 20 °F Hi 37 °F Lo 25 °F Hi 61 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 42 °F Lo 25 °F

High Wind Warning
 

Tonight
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
 
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming southwest 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
A 40 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
 
Increasing clouds, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 1. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 37 mph becoming east 7 to 12 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 25 by 8pm, then rising to around 40 during the remainder of the night. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
 
A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10pm and midnight, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
 
A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
 
A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rapid City SD.