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

46°F

8°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1008.8 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Custer SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 20. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of rain after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 20. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WNW Custer SD
 43.78°N 103.63°W (Elev. 5600 ft)
4:46 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
6pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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