Outdoor conditions in

Rapid City

South Dakota

Needs attention

Current concerns

Outside today

Dry, but the wind has opinions.

84° now; gusts may reach 35 mph.

Rapid City representative view

Right now84°Clear
Rain
6%peak today
Wind
6 mphgusts to 35
Air
32US AQI · Good

How today changes

The next 24 hours

It looks mostly dry, but the wind plans to make itself known.

  1. 87°1% rainGusts 14 mph
  2. 88°1% rainGusts 16 mph
  3. 89°1% rainGusts 20 mph
  4. 89°5% rainGusts 22 mph
  5. 89°5% rainGusts 26 mph
  6. 87°5% rainGusts 32 mph
  7. 84°6% rainGusts 35 mph
  8. 78°6% rainGusts 32 mph
  9. 74°6% rainGusts 29 mph
  10. 69°0% rainGusts 24 mph
  11. 67°0% rainGusts 21 mph
  12. 65°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  13. 63°1% rainGusts 13 mph
  14. 60°1% rainGusts 10 mph
  15. 59°1% rainGusts 9 mph
  16. 56°1% rainGusts 7 mph
  17. 56°1% rainGusts 8 mph
  18. 55°1% rainGusts 8 mph
  19. 54°1% rainGusts 8 mph
  20. 56°1% rainGusts 10 mph
  21. 62°1% rainGusts 12 mph
  22. 67°1% rainGusts 14 mph
  23. 73°1% rainGusts 16 mph
  24. 78°1% rainGusts 17 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 87°1% rainGusts 14 mph
  2. 88°1% rainGusts 16 mph
  3. 89°1% rainGusts 20 mph
  4. 89°5% rainGusts 22 mph
  5. 89°5% rainGusts 26 mph
  6. 87°5% rainGusts 32 mph
  7. 84°6% rainGusts 35 mph
  8. 78°6% rainGusts 32 mph
  9. 74°6% rainGusts 29 mph
  10. 69°0% rainGusts 24 mph
  11. 67°0% rainGusts 21 mph
  12. 65°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  13. 63°1% rainGusts 13 mph
  14. 60°1% rainGusts 10 mph
  15. 59°1% rainGusts 9 mph
  16. 56°1% rainGusts 7 mph
  17. 56°1% rainGusts 8 mph
  18. 55°1% rainGusts 8 mph
  19. 54°1% rainGusts 8 mph
  20. 56°1% rainGusts 10 mph
  21. 62°1% rainGusts 12 mph
  22. 67°1% rainGusts 14 mph
  23. 73°1% rainGusts 16 mph
  24. 78°1% rainGusts 17 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks breezy.

Rain
6%
Wind
35 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Wind
24 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks breezy.

Rain
39%
Wind
28 mph
Wed

Wednesday looks breezy.

Rain
4%
Wind
32 mph
Thu

Thursday looks breezy.

Rain
3%
Wind
28 mph
  1. 89° / 65°Today looks breezy.6% rain · Wind 35 mph
  2. 87° / 54°Monday looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Wind 24 mph
  3. 83° / 60°Tuesday looks breezy.39% rain · Wind 28 mph
  4. 94° / 58°Wednesday looks breezy.4% rain · Wind 32 mph
  5. 94° / 63°Thursday looks breezy.3% rain · Wind 28 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Sky check

Light smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 11:40 AM

Air near ground32 · Good US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Rapid City area, about 19 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Rapid City radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 12:20 PM MDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 12:20 PM MDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Rapid City for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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Sources and limits

Weather observations, forecasts, alerts, and radar come from official NOAA and National Weather Service sources. Environmental sections keep their own source labels and update times. The default view represents Rapid City, SD, not every street.