Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity	36%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer	30.30 in (1019.2 mb)
Dewpoint	50°F (10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	79°F (26°C)
Last update	1 Aug 10:53 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Mount Rushmore SD

Today
High: 92 °F
Haze
Tonight
Low: 74 °F
Haze then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 99 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 70 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 81 °F
Areas Smoke
then Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday
High: 70 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Clear
then Chance
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 77 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Widespread haze. Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Tonight

Widespread haze before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday

Areas of smoke before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 88.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 65.