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

47°F

8°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed W 15 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1009.4 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 26 Feb 1:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Rochford SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Light southwest wind. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Light southwest wind. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSW Rochford SD
 44.05°N 103.78°W (Elev. 5810 ft)
1:51 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
1pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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