Heat Builds in the West; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Valley; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest on Saturday

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are expected over parts of the Upper Midwest to mid-Mississippi Valley today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin on Saturday and Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity	49%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer	30.34 in (1021.1 mb)
Dewpoint	50°F (10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	31 Jul 9:53 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD

Today
High: 75 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 54 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 75 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 46 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
Tuesday
High: 63 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.