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– Lat/Long: 43.88° N 103.46° W

Mount Rushmore
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
30
WSW
40
W
30
NW
10
SE
10
ESE
0
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
5
W
5
NW
5
ENE
5
SSW
25
WNW
45
NW
20
NW
12
1
1
0.2
0.4
0.1
1.7
0.9
max °C
14
16
2
2
4
0
2
4
-4
-6
-4
-10
-2
-2
2
8
11
11
min °C
9
7
-1
-1
4
-3
-3
2
-9
-9
-5
-13
-6
-3
-6
7
11
9
5
2
-1
-4
1
-5
-6
-3
-18
-17
-9
-17
-9
-3
-9
3
7
6
2500
2800
1150
950
2000
1050
700
2700
200
0
500
0
0
850
600
2500
3250
3000
Cloud base (m)
3300
1950
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1500
2300
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1000
1900
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1600
2200
1450
1800
1500
6450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
88-3-21-3-21-9-11-8-14-8-6-55871212114-2-13-7-8-5-12-4-3-281110
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:54
6:57
6:58
6:59
7:00
7:01

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Mount Rushmore Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rushmore is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Mount Rushmore Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: few
23 km NE
1134.5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 240).
34
23 km SSW
1665m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 150).
18
28 km NE
987m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 180).
5
29 km NE
987m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Rapid City Airport
38 km ENE
693m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: scattered
39 km NNE
1105m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
24
40 km N
1089m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 253).
31
Ellsworth Air Force Base Airport
41 km NE
711m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: scattered
42 km N
1145m alt.
47 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 219).
11

* 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.