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Mount Rushmore Weather Forecast

Great Plains · United States
Issued: 11 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4150
4550
8550
4700
6650
6950
4700
4250
1650
7300
2950
1000
1000
km/h
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
0
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
25
W
25
WSW
25
NW
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
5
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
1.4
2
0.7
max °C
23
23
16
19
21
17
23
24
19
24
25
16
11
13
7
4
3
2
min °C
18
18
14
15
16
15
20
21
17
19
21
8
7
9
6
3
3
1
 chill °C
18
18
14
15
16
15
20
21
17
19
21
5
3
8
5
1
0
-1
Freezing level m
3950
4000
3900
3900
3800
4100
4200
4300
4300
4350
4150
3600
3300
2850
3250
2000
1550
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
171812141614191915191996840-1-22121151719162223182223129117432
Sunrise
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
Sunset
—
6:01
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:53
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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 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rushmore Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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
21°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 290 degs)
(13 kph at 250).
16 km
23 km SSW
1665m alt.
27 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 191 degs) was rejected.
29 km NE
987m alt.
33 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 1).
23
Rapid City Airport
38 km ENE
693m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
16 km
39 km NNE
1105m alt.
27 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 343).
18
40 km N
1089m alt.
33 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 8).
14
Ellsworth Air Force Base Airport
41 km NE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6 km
44 km NNE
1105m alt.
34 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 341).
21
50 km SW
1720m alt.
38 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 245).
21
Sturgis
60 km N
989m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
16 km

* 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.