As of 22:16 CDT

Weather in Rapids City, IL

59°Current weather

Rapids City, Thursday, 22 October, 22:16

Clear. Feels like 58°. High 75°, low 47°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind4.5 mph SE
Humidity78%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point52°

Monthly outlook for Rapids City, IL: average high 64.6°, average low 49.8°. That is 4.7° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 3 days (about 0.8 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 22 October (75.5°), the coolest 5 November (38.9°).

64.6°/49.8°
Average high / low
+4.7°
Above normal
3 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.8 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
22 October – 31 October68.9°57.6°+6.3°
1 November – 10 November57.4°52.6°+2.7°
11 November – 20 Novemberat normal47.6°—

October records over 66 years

88.3°3 October 2025All-time high
18.3°30 October 1980All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Panorama Park (6 mi).

Fri, 2374° / 49°0Clear
74 °Clear

Rapids City, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 74°, low 49°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind5.3 mph SE
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point52°
Sat, 2472° / 53°0Overcast
72 °Overcast

Rapids City, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 72°, low 53°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind8.6 mph S
Humidity56%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point51°
Sun, 2573° / 53°0Partly cloudy
73 °Partly cloudy

Rapids City, Sunday, 25 October

Partly cloudy. High 73°, low 53°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind3.4 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point53°
Mon, 2669° / 52°0Overcast
69 °Overcast

Rapids City, Monday, 26 October

Overcast. High 69°, low 52°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind6 mph E
Humidity75%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point56°
Tue, 2766° / 49°0Overcast
66 °Overcast

Rapids City, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 66°, low 49°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind7.9 mph E
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point51°
Wed, 2870° / 55°0Partly cloudy
70 °Partly cloudy

Rapids City, Wednesday, 28 October

Partly cloudy. High 70°, low 55°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind13.5 mph S
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Thu, 2968° / 55°0.09Light rain
68 °Light rain

Rapids City, Thursday, 29 October

Light rain. High 68°, low 55°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind13.6 mph S
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Fri, 3059° / 55°0.15Light rain
59 °Light rain

Rapids City, Friday, 30 October

Light rain. High 59°, low 55°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind8.1 mph E
Humidity88%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Sat, 3161° / 57°0.48Rain
61 °Rain

Rapids City, Saturday, 31 October

Rain. High 61°, low 57°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind15.1 mph SE
Humidity93%
Visibility—
Dew point56°
Sun, 0162° / 51°0.04Light rain
62 °Light rain

Rapids City, Sunday, 1 November

Light rain. High 62°, low 51°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind10.8 mph NW
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Mon, 0259° / 45°0Overcast
59 °Overcast

Rapids City, Monday, 2 November

Overcast. High 59°, low 45°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind11.9 mph NE
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Tue, 0356° / 46°0.02Light rain
56 °Light rain

Rapids City, Tuesday, 3 November

Light rain. High 56°, low 46°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind8.6 mph NE
Humidity67%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Wed, 0450° / 44°0.02Light rain
50 °Light rain

Rapids City, Wednesday, 4 November

Light rain. High 50°, low 44°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind11.6 mph NW
Humidity72%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Thu, 0555° / 39°0Overcast
55 °Overcast

Rapids City, Thursday, 5 November

Overcast. High 55°, low 39°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind13 mph W
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Fri, 0662° / 46°0Clear
62 °Clear

Rapids City, Friday, 6 November

Clear. High 62°, low 46°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind12.2 mph NW
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sat, 0752° / 37°0.02Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high70° (1966)
Record low10° (1991)
Sun, 0852° / 37°0.05Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high76° (1999)
Record low10° (1991)
Mon, 0952° / 38°0.11Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation37%
Record high74° (1999)
Record low17° (1991)
Tue, 1050° / 36°0.1Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high73° (2022)
Record low16° (2018)
Wed, 1148° / 33°0.06Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high72° (1964)
Record low14° (2019)
Thu, 1247° / 33°0.06Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high66° (1964)
Record low6° (2019)
Fri, 1347° / 33°0.05Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high73° (1999)
Record low6° (1986)
Sat, 1448° / 33°0.06Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high71° (2025)
Record low14° (1986)
Sun, 1548° / 34°0.07Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high69° (2025)
Record low16° (2019)
Mon, 1648° / 34°0.06Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high67° (1971)
Record low17° (1997)
Tue, 1749° / 34°0.13Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high73° (2016)
Record low14° (2005)
Wed, 1848° / 35°0.07Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Wednesday, 18 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high70° (1999)
Record low11° (2014)
Thu, 1948° / 34°0.06Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Thursday, 19 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high66° (1979)
Record low17° (2022)
Fri, 2046° / 33°0.1Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Rapids City, Friday, 20 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high65° (2003)
Record low16° (2022)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Rapids City, IL are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Rapids City, IL since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.