Rapid City, SD Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (57701)
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1926 - A hurricane which hit Miami, FL, on the 18th, pounded Pensacola with wind gusts to 152 mph. Winds raged in excess of 100 mph for four hours, and above 75 mph for 20 hours.
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Rapid City 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Sep 20
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Sep 21
Day: Patchy fog before 7am. Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Sep 22
Day: A chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Sep 23
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Sep 24
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday Sep 25
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday Sep 26
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Saturday Sep 27
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:39 AM
Sunset 6:55 PM
Last Light 7:24 PM
Moonset 6:33 PM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Sat's High Temperature
105 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
24 at 14 Miles West Southwest Of Mackay, ID
Weather Folklore
When corn fodder is crisp, fair weather; When corn fodder is limp, rain is coming.
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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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