Rapid City Weather Forecast

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    Increasing Clouds

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    Chance Thunderstorms

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    • 63

    Chance Snow Showers

    • 32
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    Chance Snow Showers

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    • 55

    Chance Rain Showers

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    • 65

    Partly Sunny

Today 2 May Rapid City

Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West Winds 5 to 10 Mph with Gusts up to 20 Mph, increasing to northwest 10 to 20 Mph with Gusts up to 30 Mph in the afternoon.

Tonight 2 May Rapid City

Partly cloudy in the Evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of Showers and Thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest Winds 10 to 15 Mph. Gusts up to 30 Mph in the evening. Chance of rain 20 percent.

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May Temperature

Ellsworth Air Force Base (8.1 miles)

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Climate (2021–Present)

Ellsworth Air Force Base (8.1 miles)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    37.9 °F
  • Average 2021–2026

    49.5 °F
  • Average High 2021–2026

    61.3 °F
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