Rapid City WestRWES2
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.0 mi away/3,678 ft/442 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Weather/South Dakota/Rapid City
63F
Clear
Now, today, and the week
7 days ahead
Now
63
Today
74
59
28%
Light drizzle, wind 12 mph SSE
Thu
78
54
Overcast, wind 7 mph W
Fri
75
53
18%
Overcast, wind 12 mph S
Sat
81
60
18%
Overcast, wind 16 mph NW
Sun
80
61
19%
Overcast, wind 10 mph ESE
Mon
70
53
58%
Light showers, wind 19 mph NNW
Tue
65
47
54%
Overcast, wind 17 mph NNW
Today2026-09-23
Light drizzle, 74 over 59, 28% chance of rain, wind to 12 mph from the SSE
The 5 instruments nearest Rapid City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Rapid City WestRWES2
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.0 mi away/3,678 ft/442 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Sd RWIS EllsworthSD523
Beside a road/7.3 mi away/3,071 ft/165 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
At an airfield/7.6 mi away/3,207 ft/29 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Wfo Rapid CityUNRS2
At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/3,356 ft/120 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Rapid City 0.6 SWSD-PN-82
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/3,511 ft/275 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Wfo Rapid City (UNRS2), 1.0 miles from here, read 23 Sep, 06:00. measured daily
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.