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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Overcast

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NW 14 G 43 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1021.5 mb)
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-5°F (-21°C)
Last update 16 Jan 4:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Custer County Airport SD

High Wind Warning January 16, 05:06pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning January 16, 05:06pm until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 12 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers, mainly between 8pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 3 °F

    Blustery.
    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -17. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 33 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 11. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 22 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 31 by 11am, then falling to around 21 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 31 °F⇓

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated snow showers. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 12. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Scattered snow showers, mainly between 8pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -17. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 33 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 11. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 31 by 11am, then falling to around 21 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Friday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles E Custer County Airport SD
 43.72°N 103.54°W (Elev. 5351 ft)
Last Update:
3:51 pm MST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm MST Jan 16, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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