Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Fair

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in (1017.2 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Mar 2:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 27. Wind chill values as low as 16. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 15 early. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 31. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 27. Wind chill values as low as 16. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 15 early. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 31. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Thursday
A chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow. Sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD
 43.85°N 103.55°W (Elev. 6490 ft)
1:22 am MST Mar 1, 2026
3am MST Mar 1, 2026-6pm MST Mar 7, 2026
 
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