Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

Lat: 43.73°NLon: 103.62°WElev: 5600ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed W 13 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1011.2 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 5 Aug 11:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Custer SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Custer SD
 43.76°N 103.6°W (Elev. 5417 ft)
11:09 am MDT Aug 5, 2025
12pm MDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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