Observed 2:15 PM EDT at KACB

Rapid City, MI weather

Sunny and 68°20°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 49Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−1.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 68°20° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 52°11° tonight at 1 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 68°20° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 1 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 3 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 49°9° · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 53°12° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	38%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	26%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	35%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	34%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	29%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	33%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	31%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	16%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	8%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	55%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	24%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	62%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	73%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	83%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	83%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	72%	85%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	70%	74%	2
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	56%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	53%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	67°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	87%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	89%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 68°20°)	66°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	84%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	71%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	95%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	97%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	79%	87%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	74%	0
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	66%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	77%	1
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	72%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 68°20°).
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 56°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 52°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 52°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 59°15°, low 51°11°. Typical 51°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 54°, low 38°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–68°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (APX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Boardman River near Mayfield

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 100 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Jordan River (N Lower MI) near East Jordan

20 mi

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 180 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 135

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 44°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

TRAVERSE CITY CHERRY CAPITAL AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Rapid City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 33 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 46 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:59 PM; Morning 7:50–8:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:11 PM; Morning 7:38–7:50 AM; first light 7:38 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Rapid City. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,800 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.