Weather Forecast for Rapid City

South Dakota, United States of America

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Patchy rain possible

Current Weather - Rapid City: -5°C

South Dakota, United States of America

Patchy rain possible

Feels like -7°C

Wind

6 km/h ENE

Humidity

93%

Pressure

1007 mb

UV Index

0

Visibility

0 km

Mist

Mist

Friday, January 02, 2026

High

3°C

Low

-5°C

Rain Chance

0%

Hourly Forecast

Sunny 2°C
16:00
Clear 2°C
17:00
Overcast 4°C
18:00
Partly Cloudy 5°C
19:00
Partly Cloudy 5°C
20:00
Partly Cloudy 5°C
21:00
Partly Cloudy 4°C
22:00
Partly Cloudy 4°C
23:00
Jan 03

Day Statistics

Maximum Wind

13 km/h

Humidity

83%

Precipitation

0 mm

UV Index

0

Visibility

10 km

Rain Chance

0%

Snow Chance

0%

Sun & Moon

Sunrise

07:28 AM

Sunset

04:26 PM

Moonrise

03:27 PM

Moonset

07:11 AM

Moon Phase

Waxing Gibbous

Moon Illumination

97%

Air Quality

PM2.5

7.1

μg/m³

PM10

7.3

μg/m³

NO₂

8.8

μg/m³

O₃

33.6

μg/m³

SO₂

1.6

μg/m³

CO

209.5

μg/m³

US EPA Index: 1 GB DEFRA Index: 1

Solar Radiation Data

Shortwave Radiation

1.7

Diffuse Radiation

0.78

DNI

4.83

GTI

0

Weather Alerts

Dense Fog Advisory issued January 1 at 11:30PM MST until January 2 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Rapid City SD

Pennington Co Plains; Northern Jackson; Mellette; Todd; Tripp; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Jackson; Northeastern Crook Jan 1, 11:30 PM - Jan 2, 11:00 AM
Severity: Moderate Urgency: Expected

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog. * WHERE...In South Dakota, Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills, Mellette, Todd, Tripp, Northern Jackson, Pennington Co Plains, and Southern Jackson. In Wyoming, Northeastern Crook. * WHEN...Until 11 AM MST /noon CST/ Friday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. With temperatures below freezing, frost may form on roadways, especially on bridges.

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

Event: Dense Fog Advisory Certainty: Likely Category: Met

Dense Fog Advisory issued January 2 at 5:51AM CST until January 2 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Rapid City SD

Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Northern Foothills; Rapid City; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Northern Jackson; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Perkins; Northeastern Crook Jan 2, 05:51 AM - Jan 2, 12:00 PM
Severity: Moderate Urgency: Expected

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. * WHEN...Until 11 AM MST this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. With temperatures below freezing, frost may form on roadways, especially on bridges.

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

Event: Dense Fog Advisory Certainty: Likely Category: Met

Dense Fog Advisory issued January 1 at 1:15PM MST until January 2 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Rapid City SD

Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Haakon; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Perkins Jan 1, 01:15 PM - Jan 2, 04:15 AM
Severity: Moderate Urgency: Expected

* WHAT...Visibility one mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Butte, Harding, Northern Meade Co Plains, Northern Perkins, Southern Meade Co Plains, Southern Perkins, Ziebach, and Haakon. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 8 AM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

Event: Dense Fog Advisory Certainty: Likely Category: Met