National Weather Service Forecast for: Rapid City SD
Issued by: National Weather Service Rapid City, SD
Updated: 6:29 am MDT Jun 23, 2025
 
Today

Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Chance
T-storms

 Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Severe
T-Storms
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Severe
T-Storms
then Showers
Likely
 Wednesday

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
 Thursday

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Sunny
Hi 76 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 79 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 79 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 88 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 94 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
 Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
 
 A slight chance of showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 94.
Friday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Sunday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rapid City SD.