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

36°F

2°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1008.1 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles E Hill City SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Light west wind.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Light west wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Monday
A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles E Hill City SD
 43.93°N 103.5°W (Elev. 5197 ft)
11:31 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
1am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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