Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Overcast

37°F

3°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1018.8 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 13 Jan 4:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Custer SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 34. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 9pm and 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 18. North wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 19. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 37. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a temperature rising to near 41 by 11am, then falling to around 28 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 34. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 18. North wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 19. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 37. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a temperature rising to near 41 by 11am, then falling to around 28 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NW Custer SD
 43.82°N 103.7°W (Elev. 6001 ft)
5:21 pm MST Jan 13, 2026
5pm MST Jan 13, 2026-6pm MST Jan 20, 2026
 
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