Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Mostly Cloudy

52°F

11°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.25 in (1021.1 mb)
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Last update	4 Aug 8:53 am MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD

Today
High: 61 °F
Areas Smoke
Tonight
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 70 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 79 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 82 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 58 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 84 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Tonight

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 82.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 58.