Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from February 17, 11:00 AM MST until February 17, 06:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Fair with Haze

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	55%
Wind Speed	W 3 mph
Barometer	29.78 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint	13°F (-11°C)
Visibility	0.25 mi
Last update	15 Feb 11:53 pm MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SW Mount Rushmore SD

Fire Weather Watch February 17, 11:00am until February 17, 06:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Overnight
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
Washington's Birthday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 50 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 36 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Snow Likely
Thursday
High: 18 °F
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 4 °F
Chance Snow
then Partly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 33. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Washington's Birthday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday

Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. North wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Friday

A chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 25.

Friday Night

A chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 9.