Custer, Montana Weather
Custer, Montana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Custer, Yellowstone County.
Full aviation weather for Custer is published on the Hysham Airport (K6U7) page, 33 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 2 airfields within reach of Custer have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Custer: Big Horn County Airport (K00U) 44 km
Conditions reported at K6U7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Custer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Custer.
About Custer, Montana
Custer begins where the rolling hills of eastern Montana surrender to the vast, open prairie, a landscape defined by an immense sky that can shift from the softest pearl grey to the most piercing sapphire blue in a matter of hours. It lies 51.3 miles east-north-east of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 62°T), and is situated 27.5 miles north of Hardin. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, where dry coulees carve shallow paths through the land and wind-sculpted grasses whisper secrets to the passing breeze. A sense of enduring stillness pervades the air, broken only by the distant cry of a hawk or the low hum of an infrequent vehicle on the highway, a gentle reminder of the human presence in this grand, untamed expanse. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a golden quality, bathing the scrubby sagebrush and hardy wildflowers in a warm, ephemeral glow. The history of Custer is intertwined with the westward expansion and the agricultural ambitions that sought to tame this robust land. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the promise of a new beginning, established a foothold here, their endeavors shaping the very character of the place. The local economy, while modest, is rooted in the bounty of the surrounding agricultural lands, where cattle graze and crops are coaxed from the earth. While not a bustling metropolis, Custer retains a distinct sense of its own identity, a quiet resilience that speaks of generations who have learned to live in harmony with the formidable beauty of their surroundings, finding sustenance and a sense of belonging in this wide-open country.
Live animated radar for Custer and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Custer, Yellowstone County, Montana |
| Coordinates | 46.129153°N, 107.555075°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 59024 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Custer, Montana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Custer, Montana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Custer includes coordinates 46.129153°N, 107.555075°W, situated in Yellowstone County. ZIP code 59024. Telephone area code: 406. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
