Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Fair

47°F

8°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed NW 12 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 13 Jan 5:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD

  • Today

    Today: Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain, mainly before 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 35 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as 18. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a temperature rising to near 39 by 11am, then falling to around 30 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Very windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 41 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain, mainly before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 35 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as 18. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a temperature rising to near 39 by 11am, then falling to around 30 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Very windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 41 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD
 43.87°N 103.52°W (Elev. 6148 ft)
5:31 am MST Jan 13, 2026
6am MST Jan 13, 2026-6pm MST Jan 19, 2026
 
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