Weather Forecast for Rapid City

South Dakota, United States of America

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Current Weather - Rapid City: 1°C

South Dakota, United States of America

Sunny

Feels like -2°C

Wind

7 km/h SE

Humidity

47%

Pressure

1038 mb

UV Index

3

Visibility

16 km

Patchy rain nearby

Patchy rain nearby

Friday, March 27, 2026

High

14°C

Low

-4°C

Rain Chance

74%

Hourly Forecast

Sunny 13°C
17:00
Sunny 13°C
18:00
Sunny 11°C
19:00
Clear 9°C
20:00
Clear 7°C
21:00
Clear 6°C
22:00
Clear 4°C
23:00
Mar 28

Day Statistics

Maximum Wind

30 km/h

Humidity

52%

Precipitation

0 mm

UV Index

1

Visibility

10 km

Rain Chance

74%

Snow Chance

3%

Sun & Moon

Sunrise

06:43 AM

Sunset

07:14 PM

Moonrise

01:22 PM

Moonset

04:17 AM

Moon Phase

Waxing Gibbous

Moon Illumination

63%

Air Quality

PM2.5

4.5

μg/m³

PM10

5.5

μg/m³

NO₂

3.2

μg/m³

O₃

80.4

μg/m³

SO₂

1.3

μg/m³

CO

162.9

μg/m³

US EPA Index: 1 GB DEFRA Index: 1

Solar Radiation Data

Shortwave Radiation

228.86

Diffuse Radiation

32.86

DNI

365

GTI

60.57

Weather Alerts

Fire Weather Watch issued March 26 at 9:49PM MDT until March 28 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Custer County Plains; Pine Ridge Area; Badlands Area; Bennett County Area; Mellette and Todd Counties; Tripp County Mar 26, 09:49 PM - Mar 27, 02:00 PM
Severity: Severe Urgency: Future

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 325 Custer County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett County Area, 334 Mellette and Todd Counties, and 335 Tripp County. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 MPH with gusts up to 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity would produce critical fire weather conditions.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

Event: Fire Weather Watch Certainty: Possible Category: Met

Fire Weather Watch issued March 27 at 1:44AM MDT until March 28 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Custer County Plains; Pine Ridge Area; Badlands Area; Bennett County Area; Mellette and Todd Counties; Tripp County Mar 27, 01:44 AM - Mar 27, 04:45 PM
Severity: Severe Urgency: Future

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND 335... .Gusty southwest winds Saturday will combine with minimum relative humidities as low as 12 percent to create the possibility of critical fire weather conditions. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 325 Custer County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett County Area, 334 Mellette and Todd Counties and 335 Tripp County. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity would produce critical fire weather conditions.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

Event: Fire Weather Watch Certainty: Possible Category: Met