7-Day Zone Forecast for Rapid City (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Rapid City
Issued by: National Weather Service Rapid City, SD
Last Update: 322 PM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025
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Late This Afternoon: Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Saturday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Sunday: Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Breezy with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph, decreasing to 35 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in the evening, then a chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Monday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows in the mid 40s.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.







Zone Forecast: Rapid City

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