| NWS Forecast for: Rapid City Issued by: National Weather Service Rapid City, SD Last Update: 1233 AM MDT Fri Apr 17 2026 | |
| Overnight: Snow. Little or no snow accumulation. Breezy and much cooler with lows around 30. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Friday: Cloudy with a slight chance of snow in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy and much cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Friday Night: Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Saturday: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Monday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 40s. Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Wednesday: Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows around 50. Thursday: Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Breezy with highs in the upper 60s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Rapid City | |
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