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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.

Overcast

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed NW 15 G 44 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1020.9 mb)
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-4°F (-20°C)
Last update 16 Jan 3:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles W Hill City SD

High Wind Warning January 16, 04:24pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning January 16, 04:24pm until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 2 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -32. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -5 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 28 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 3. Windy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

    Low: 17 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 22 by 10am, then falling to around 13 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 22 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 2. Wind chill values as low as -23. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -32. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 28 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 3. Windy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 22 by 10am, then falling to around 13 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles W Hill City SD
 43.95°N 103.71°W (Elev. 6598 ft)
Last Update:
3:51 pm MST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm MST Jan 16, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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