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– Lat/Long: 43.88° N 103.46° W

Mount Rushmore
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Thu afternoon turning to light snow on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
NW
35
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
S
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
25
SW
 cm 
4
2
 mm 
0.8
0.3
max°C
14
12
6
-5
-5
-8
-6
-6
1
14
15
9
15
16
11
13
14
12
min°C
11
7
-1
-6
-8
-10
-9
-10
-8
6
10
6
7
8
9
10
10
8
chill°C 
8
2
-1
-9
-12
-14
-13
-14
-12
4
8
5
6
6
7
8
9
6
Freezing level (m
3000
2450
1150
250
0
0
0
0
500
3600
3750
3650
3500
3750
3550
3600
3250
3450
Cloud base (m)
3400
1750
1550
1000
950
1550
1550
1000
1550
7700
8350
8750
5250
7100
6350
4750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
107-1-8-9-11-10-11-5810691081010813103-6-7-9-8-8-410138111210121210
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:16

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Mount Rushmore Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rushmore is: Drizzle on Thu afternoon turning to light snow on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Mount Rushmore Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rushmore at the specific elevation of 1109 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Rushmore. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of South-Dakota.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Custer Airport
21 km SSW
1704m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
0.0 km
23 km NE
1134.5m alt.
57 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NE
(10 kph at 34).
14
23 km SSW
1665m alt.
57 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 295).
21
28 km NE
987m alt.
35 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 2).
10
29 km NE
987m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NNE
(14 kph at 25).
23
Rapid City Airport
38 km ENE
693m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
16 km
Low: scattered
39 km NNE
1105m alt.
29 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
18
40 km N
1089m alt.
57 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 39).
6
Ellsworth Air Force Base Airport
41 km NE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
44 km NNE
1105m alt.
57 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 31).
16

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.