Back-to-Back Winter Storms Across the North-Central U.S.; Severe Weather Threat in the Midwest

A late-season winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, significant sleet, and disruptive icing to the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes into the morning; and will be followed by another storm. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Midwest to the lower Great Lakes through tonight, before bringing a round of freezing rain and sleet Friday morning across northern New England. Read More >

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Partly Cloudy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 29.61 in (1003.3 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 2 Apr 6:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and snow showers before 2am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 2am and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Some thunder is also possible.  Cloudy, with a low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 19. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow, mainly after 9am.  Temperature rising to near 29 by 9am, then falling to around 25 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as 13. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    High: 29 °F

    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 8. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 10. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow, mainly after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain and snow showers before 2am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain between 2am and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 19. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow, mainly after 9am. Temperature rising to near 29 by 9am, then falling to around 25 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as 13. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 8. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 10. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD
 43.87°N 103.52°W (Elev. 6148 ft)
5:07 pm MDT Apr 2, 2026
7pm MDT Apr 2, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 9, 2026
 
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