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Rapid City, SD 57703 Weather
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Friday
Mostly sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
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Friday Night
A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 12 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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Saturday
Mostly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. North wind 7 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now63°
- 10 AM69°
- 11 AM73°
- 12 PM77°
- 1 PM80°
- 2 PM83°
- 3 PM84°
- 4 PM82°
- 5 PM77°
- 6 PM72°20%
- 7 PM67°20%
- 8 PM64°20%
- 9 PM62°20%
- 10 PM61°20%
- 11 PM59°20%
- Sat12 AM57°16%
- 1 AM54°16%
- 2 AM51°16%
- 3 AM48°16%
- 4 AM46°16%
- 5 AM44°16%
- 6 AM43°
- 7 AM43°
- 8 AM43°
10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 21Partly Cloudy49°
- ThuOct 22Mostly Sunny56°80°
- TodayOct 23Mostly Sunny20%43°84°
- SatOct 24Mostly Sunny18%36°53°
- SunOct 25Chance Light Snow49%33°47°
- MonOct 26Chance Rain And Snow27%32°46°
- TueOct 27Partly Sunny11%36°54°
- WedOct 28Sunny59°
- ThuOct 29Partly cloudy0.02 in29°39°
- FriOct 30Partly cloudy25°49°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
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Air quality
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Rapid City, SD reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
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MonthlyRapid City Area, records since 1942. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Box Elder 11 km
- Rapid Valley 3 km
- Ellsworth Air Force Base 13 km
- Sturgis 48 km
- Lead 58 km
- Blackhawk 16 km
- Colonial Pine Hills 12 km
- Summerset 21 km
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