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– Lat/Long: 43.88° N 103.46° W

Mount Rushmore
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
 km/h
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
35
W
45
W
25
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
N
5
W
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
W
7
1
0.6
0.7
0.3
0.1
max °C
2
4
6
14
17
2
3
6
-1
10
6
-1
-6
-5
-9
-1
0
7
min °C
-1
4
-2
9
8
-1
-1
4
-2
2
2
-10
-10
-6
-12
-4
-1
-3
-7
-1
-5
5
3
-1
-3
1
-4
1
0
-19
-18
-10
-16
-4
-1
-7
950
1600
1650
2650
2800
1200
1000
2200
1000
1400
2650
750
0
400
0
400
1000
1400
Cloud base (m)
6600
3900
3500
1550
1550
1750
1550
1500
2900
1500
1000
1950
1600
1600
1700
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
Sunset
6:53
6:54
6:57
6:58
6:59
7:00

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Mount Rushmore Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rushmore is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Mount Rushmore Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat morning, min -12°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
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
23 km NE
1134.5m alt.
55 minutes ago
2° C
-
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 300).
47
23 km SSW
1665m alt.
45 minutes ago
-2° C
-
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 352).
37
28 km NE
987m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 335).
21
29 km NE
987m alt.
56 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Rapid City Airport
38 km ENE
693m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
16 km
39 km NNE
1105m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 296).
35
40 km N
1089m alt.
56 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 329).
32
Ellsworth Air Force Base Airport
41 km NE
711m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
16 km
42 km N
1145m alt.
25 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
10

* 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.