Cloudy skies · South Dakota
How cloudy is Rapid City?
Rapid City right now
43°FOvercast skies
- Today50°F / 39°FClouds
- Tomorrow58°F / 33°FClear skies
- Monday60°F / 40°FClear skies
The sun's clocked off early.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
In a typical year, the sky over Rapid City is mostly cloudy or overcast about 28% of the time, and clear or nearly clear about 67%.
April is the cloudiest month, mostly cloudy about 38% of the time, and August the least cloudy, at about 15%. Across winter, December to February, it’s mostly cloudy about 32% of the time. That makes it the 15th least cloudy sky of the 116 US cities we track.
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The forecast for the next 48 hours has the sky mostly cloudy about 6% of the time.
Rapid City is clear or nearly clear about 67% of the time, so the presidents up on Rushmore mostly get to enjoy the view.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The sky at a glance
| Mostly cloudy or overcast, all year | 28% |
|---|---|
| Clear or nearly clear, all year | 67% |
| Mostly cloudy, December to February | 32% |
| Cloudiest month | April, 38% |
| Least cloudy month | August, 15% |
Shares of hours across a typical year. Mostly cloudy means at least five eighths of the sky covered; clear or nearly clear means two eighths or less.
Cities with about the same sky
- Yakima, Washington: mostly cloudy about 28% of the time
- Lincoln, Nebraska: mostly cloudy about 29% of the time
- Lubbock, Texas: mostly cloudy about 29% of the time
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00024090. Airport sensors see cloud up to about 12,000 feet, so thin high cloud isn’t counted.