First snow · South Dakota
When is the first snow in Rapid City?
Rapid City right now
42°FOvercast skies
- Today50°F / 39°FClouds
- Tomorrow58°F / 33°FClear skies
- Monday60°F / 40°FClear skies
The sun's clocked off early.
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Snow in the next 5 days?
No. There’s no snow in the Rapid City forecast for the next 5 days.
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Rapid City’s first measurable snow usually lands around November 3.
Rapid City’s first snow lands on the Black Hills like powdered sugar on something that was already scenic enough.
Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?
Tomorrow’s roast for Rapid CityFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.Cities on the same snow schedule
Rapid City is number 13 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?
- Binghamton, New York: around November 3
- Missoula, Montana: around November 4
- Salt Lake City, Utah: around November 5
The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.
In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between October 4 and November 22. A typical Rapid City winter adds up to about 48 inches of snow.
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How much snow Rapid City gets in a year
Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Rapid City area, winters 1991 to 2020 (19 with complete records), via the Applied Climate Information System. First snow here means the first day with at least a tenth of an inch.