Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. 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

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity	45%
Wind Speed	W 17 G 29 mph
Barometer	29.26 in (988.6 mb)
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	17 Feb 10:53 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SW Mount Rushmore SD

Red Flag Warning February 17, 11:43am until February 17, 06:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning February 17, 11:43am until February 17, 06:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Tue
Red Flag Warning
Today
High: 49 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 39 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 9 °F
Snow
Thursday
High: 16 °F
Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow
then Partly
Cloudy
Friday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 10 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 39 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 13. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values as low as 16. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Night

Snow, mainly after 11pm. Low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -1. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday

Snow. High near 16. North wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind around 6 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Friday Night

A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 7.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.