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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sidney, Sidney Municipal Airport (KSNY)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 102.99°WElev: 4311ft.

Light Rain

6°C

42°F

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NE 26 km/h
Barometer 1009.8 mb (29.85 in)
Dewpoint 2°C (36°F)
Visibility 16 km
Wind Chill1°C (34°F)
Last update 18 May 8:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Sidney NE

Freeze Watch May 19, 12:00am until May 19, 10:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Today

    Today: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. High near 6. Breezy, with a northeast wind 30 to 35 km/h, with gusts as high as 50 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2.5 mm, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 6 °C

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Widespread frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 km/h.

    Low: -2 °C

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Blustery then
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 14. West northwest wind around 10 km/h becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 14 °C

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northeast wind 5 to 10 km/h becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 2 °C

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 16 °C

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 3 °C

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.

    High: 20 °C

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °C

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 21.

    High: 21 °C

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. High near 6. Breezy, with a northeast wind 30 to 35 km/h, with gusts as high as 50 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2.5 mm, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Widespread frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 km/h.
Tuesday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 14. West northwest wind around 10 km/h becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northeast wind 5 to 10 km/h becoming south southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 29.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sidney NE
 41.13°N 102.97°W (Elev. 4101 m)
Last Update:
8:48 am MDT May 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am MDT May 18, 2026-6pm MDT May 24, 2026
 
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