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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Fair

38°F

3°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1006.7 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 25 Feb 5:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSW Rochford SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 14. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Wind chill values as low as 14. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the evening.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 14. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Wind chill values as low as 14. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the evening.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Monday
A slight chance of snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSW Rochford SD
 44.03°N 103.8°W (Elev. 6014 ft)
4:22 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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