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

49°F

9°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 14. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as 16. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. East wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 14. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as 16. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. East wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. 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 21. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD
 43.85°N 103.55°W (Elev. 6490 ft)
4:46 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
5pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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