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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Fair

33°F

1°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 6:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Custer County Airport SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the evening.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the evening.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles E Custer County Airport SD
 43.72°N 103.54°W (Elev. 5351 ft)
4:06 am MST Feb 26, 2026
7am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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