Custer, South Dakota Weather
Custer, South Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Custer, Custer County.
Full aviation weather for Custer is published on the Custer County Airport (KCUT) page, 4 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. 5 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: Hot Springs Municipal Airport (KHSR) 48 km · Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP) 53 km · Ellsworth Air Force Base (KRCA) 58 km · Mondell Field (KECS) 59 km
Conditions reported at KCUT describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 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, South Dakota
Custer, a place where the Black Hills begin their grand, rolling ascent, unfolds with a quiet dignity under vast prairie skies. It lies 28.4 miles south-west of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 220°T), and is situated 11.5 miles south of Hill City. The air here carries the scent of pine and dry earth, a fragrance that mingles with the distant murmur of wind through the ponderosa. Jagged granite outcrops, softened by eons of erosion into rounded sentinels, punctuate the landscape, their grey forms catching the sun's shifting moods, from the sharp, bright glare of midday to the deep, bruised purples of twilight. The terrain itself is a study in transition, transitioning from the open grasslands that stretch eastward to the more rugged, forested slopes that climb towards the heart of the hills, a constant invitation to explore the wilder edges of existence. This enduring settlement, Custer, carries the echoes of its past in the very grain of its existence, a history forged in the relentless pursuit of precious metals and the quiet resilience of those who chose to call this rugged land home. Prospectors, drawn by the promise of gold, were the first to stake their claims, their dreams now etched into the bedrock and the lore of the region. Today, while mining may have receded into memory, the spirit of enterprise remains, manifesting in the vibrant tourism that draws visitors to the nearby wonders of Wind Cave National Park and Custer State Park, places where the earth's secrets are laid bare and the wildlife roams with a primal freedom. The local economy, a sturdy blend of hospitality and services, hums with a steady, unhurried rhythm, fueled by the ever-present allure of the Black Hills and the genuine warmth of its people.
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, Custer County, South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 43.766651°N, 103.598806°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 57730 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Custer, South Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Custer, South Dakota, 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 43.766651°N, 103.598806°W, situated in Custer County. ZIP code 57730. Telephone area code: 605. 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.
