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Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Custer, Custer County Airport (KCUT)

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

Fair

49°F

9°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed W 14 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1018.5 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 12 Jan 4:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Rochford SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and snow after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Rain and snow likely before noon, then rain likely between noon and 3pm, then rain and snow likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 41 by noon, then falling to around 35 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 41 °F⇓

    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 19. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as 18. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 34. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a temperature rising to near 37 by 11am, then falling to around 28 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 37 °F⇓

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain and snow after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Rain and snow likely before noon, then rain likely between noon and 3pm, then rain and snow likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 41 by noon, then falling to around 35 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 19. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as 18. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 34. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a temperature rising to near 37 by 11am, then falling to around 28 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 39.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Rochford SD
 44.1°N 103.72°W (Elev. 5997 ft)
Last Update:
4:41 pm MST Jan 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm MST Jan 12, 2026-6pm MST Jan 19, 2026
 
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