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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

13°F

-11°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 53 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1019.1 mb)
Dewpoint -5°F (-21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-5°F (-21°C)
Last update 16 Jan 2:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Hill City SD

High Wind Warning January 16, 03:12pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning January 16, 03:12pm until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 17 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -18. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 2 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -16. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 33 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 15. Blustery, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

    Low: 22 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 29 by 11am, then falling to around 20 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    High: 29 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -18. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -16. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 33 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 15. Blustery, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 29 by 11am, then falling to around 20 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Friday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hill City SD
 43.93°N 103.59°W (Elev. 5200 ft)
Last Update:
2:26 pm MST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MST Jan 16, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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