Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sidney-Richland (KSDY)

Lat: 47.7°NLon: 104.2°WElev: 1985.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed WSW 12 MPH
Barometer 29.57 in (1001.36 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Jun 07:20 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Lambert MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 71 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light west southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light west southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light south wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Independence Day
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lambert MT
 47.69°N 104.62°W (Elev. 2451 ft)
3:12 pm MDT Jun 28, 2026
7pm MDT Jun 28, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 5, 2026
 
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