National Weather Service Forecast for: Rapid City SD
Issued by: National Weather Service Rapid City, SD
Updated: 10:09 am MDT Jun 2, 2025
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a north wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
 Tonight

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Partly Cloudy
 Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers before noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers after 3pm. High near 60. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Showers

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Chance
Showers

 Thursday

Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Chance
Showers

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Chance
Showers

 Friday

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Hi 71 °F Lo 47 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 60 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 67 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 73 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a north wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
 
 Showers before noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers after 3pm. High near 60. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Thursday
 
 A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Sunday
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rapid City SD.