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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.

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

13°F

-11°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 53 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1019.1 mb)
Dewpoint -5°F (-21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-5°F (-21°C)
Last update 16 Jan 2:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD

High Wind Warning January 16, 03:45pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning January 16, 03:45pm until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 13 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: -1 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -22. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 31 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 7. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

    Low: 19 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 27 by 11am, then falling to around 18 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    High: 27 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -22. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 31 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 7. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 27 by 11am, then falling to around 18 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Friday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Mount Rushmore SD
 43.85°N 103.52°W (Elev. 6109 ft)
Last Update:
2:26 pm MST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MST Jan 16, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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