Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed Vrbl 7 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1007.4 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 2:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Hot Springs SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 29. Wind chill values as low as 20. West wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 16 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 29. Wind chill values as low as 20. West wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 10 to 16 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Monday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SE Hot Springs SD
 43.38°N 103.39°W (Elev. 3182 ft)
1:37 am MST Feb 26, 2026
3am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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