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

45°F

7°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed W 17 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1010.1 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Hill City SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Calm wind.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of rain after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind.
Monday
A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hill City SD
 43.93°N 103.56°W (Elev. 5161 ft)
12:36 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
1pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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