Rapid City, SD Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (57701)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 66°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 66°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1986 - Excessive flooding was reported along the Mississippi River and all over the Midwest, from Ohio to the Milk River in Montana. In some places it was the worst flooding of record.
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Rapid City 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Oct 4
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Oct 5
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Oct 6
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: Patchy frost before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday Oct 10
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:55 AM
Sunset 6:29 PM
Last Light 6:58 PM
Moonset 3:48 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Gila Bend, AZ and 3 Miles East Southeast Of Casa Grande, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
24 at 19 Miles Northeast Of Kirk, OR
Weather Folklore
When geese cackle, it will rain.
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About Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City is a city in and the county seat of Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It is located on the eastern slope of the Black Hills in western South Dakota and was named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed. It is the second-most populous city in the state (after Sioux Falls) with a population of 74,703 as of the 2020 census. The Rapid City metropolitan area has 156,000 residents.
Known as the "Gateway to the Black Hills" and the "City of Presidents" because of the life-size bronze president statues downtown, Rapid City is split by a low mountain ridge that divides the city's western and eastern parts, called ‘The Gap.’ Ellsworth Air Force Base is on the city's outskirts. Camp Rapid, part of the South Dakota Army National Guard, is in the city's western part.
Rapid City is home to such attractions as Art Alley, Dinosaur Park, the City of Presidents walking tour, Chapel in the Hills, Storybook Island, and Main Street Square. The historic "Old West" town of Deadwood is nearby. In the neighboring Black Hills are the tourist attractions of Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, The Mammoth Site and the museum at the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research. To the city's east is Badlands National Park.
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