7-Day Zone Forecast for Rapid City (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Rapid City
Issued by: National Weather Service Rapid City, SD
Last Update: 303 PM MST Mon Jan 12 2026
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Late This Afternoon: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Tuesday: Becoming mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain. Breezy with highs in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph, increasing to northwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Breezy with lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph, decreasing to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the upper 40s.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Windy with lows in the mid 20s.

Friday: Partly cloudy and very windy. Highs in the lower 30s.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows around 20.

Saturday: Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the upper 30s.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

Martin Luther King Jr Day: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.







Zone Forecast: Rapid City

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