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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Fair

35°F

2°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1008.2 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 6:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 15. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 17. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. East wind around 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 15. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 17. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. East wind around 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Monday
A slight chance of snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD
 43.87°N 103.52°W (Elev. 6148 ft)
6:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
7pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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