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Mount Rushmore Weather Forecast

Great Plains · United States
Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4600
4450
2700
3100
1850
3500
2950
1550
1500
3000
1900
2550
2100
950
1750
2550
2100
km/h
25
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
E
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
ESE
0
NE
5
SE
10
SE
5
S
30
NNW
35
NW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.2
0.1
—
1.6
—
—
—
—
0.5
0.6
—
0.5
4
0.8
—
—
max °C
27
29
21
16
16
12
16
16
9
15
15
10
10
10
10
12
12
4
min °C
24
25
16
15
14
11
11
11
6
9
12
9
9
9
9
10
9
0
 chill °C
24
25
16
15
14
11
11
10
5
8
11
9
8
8
8
7
5
-8
Freezing level m
4200
4350
4250
4000
3950
4250
3750
3600
3450
3400
3350
3350
3200
3300
3200
2950
2500
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
Sunset
—
6:19
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:14
—
—
6:12
—
—
6:09
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Mount Rushmore Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rushmore is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rushmore Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Custer Airport
21 km SSW
1704m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
23 km NE
1134.5m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 222).
16
23 km SSW
1665m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6
28 km NE
987m alt.
36 minutes ago
27°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 172).
5
29 km NE
987m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 192).
26
Rapid City Airport
38 km ENE
693m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: few
39 km NNE
1105m alt.
45 minutes ago
28°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 161).
19
40 km N
1089m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 287).
10
Ellsworth Air Force Base Airport
41 km NE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: few
42 km N
1145m alt.
53 minutes ago
24°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 223).
5

* 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.