Rapid City, SD Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (57701)
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Current Weather
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Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1929 - Iowa's earliest snow of record occurred as a few flakes were noted at 9 AM at Alton.
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Rapid City 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Sep 6
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Sep 7
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Areas of smoke after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Sep 8
Day: Areas of smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Sep 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Friday Sep 12
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:23 AM
Sunset 7:21 PM
Last Light 7:51 PM
Moonset 4:49 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Sat's Low Temperature
23 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO
Weather Folklore
When clouds sink below the hills, foul weather; When clouds rise above the hills, fair weather.
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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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