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Mount Rushmore Weather Forecast

Great Plains · United States
Issued: 11 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8400
5850
9200
6650
4050
8450
3100
2550
3500
1800
1000
1000
1000
1000
km/h
0
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
WSW
30
W
10
WNW
15
ESE
5
S
10
E
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
—
—
—
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
19
21
16
23
24
19
24
24
19
13
12
7
7
2
1
2
3
3
min °C
15
16
15
18
20
18
19
21
9
9
10
7
3
2
0
1
2
2
 chill °C
15
16
15
18
20
18
19
21
7
8
10
7
0
-1
0
0
0
0
Freezing level m
3900
3850
4100
4200
4300
4300
4350
4050
3600
3150
2900
3400
2850
1400
1250
1300
1500
1500
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Sunrise
7:15
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—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:20
—
—
Sunset
—
6:00
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:53
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—
5:52
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Mount Rushmore Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rushmore is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Mount Rushmore Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
16 km
Low: broken
23 km NE
1134.5m alt.
49 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 128).
21
23 km SSW
1665m alt.
45 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 190).
18
28 km NE
987m alt.
47 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 158).
10
29 km NE
987m alt.
48 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
16
Rapid City Airport
38 km ENE
693m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
16 km
39 km NNE
1105m alt.
56 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 202).
23
40 km N
1089m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 115).
21
Ellsworth Air Force Base Airport
41 km NE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
44 km NNE
1105m alt.
50 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 127).
23

* 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.