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

44°F

7°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed W 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.8 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 11:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SW Mount Rushmore SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 17. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind around 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. East wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 17. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind around 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. East wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles SW Mount Rushmore SD
 43.85°N 103.52°W (Elev. 6109 ft)
11:56 am MST Feb 26, 2026
12pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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