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

34°F

1°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed NW 8 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1008.5 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Custer SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of snow after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. 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 21. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight.
Monday
A slight chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Custer SD
 43.82°N 103.64°W (Elev. 5804 ft)
4:06 am MST Feb 26, 2026
5am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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