Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR)

Lat: 42.84°NLon: 103.1°WElev: 3297ft.

Light Snow

-4°F

-20°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.50 in (1041.4 mb)
Dewpoint -10°F (-23°C)
Visibility 1.75 mi
Wind Chill-19°F (-28°C)
Last update 23 Jan 7:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Oelrichs SD

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 08:04am until January 23, 12:00pm
Click here for hazard details and duration
Cold Weather Advisory
  •  
    Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 08:04am until January 23, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Fri

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 2 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 11pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -23. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: -13 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -25. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -10. West wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 14. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -25. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -23. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -25. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -10. West wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 14. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Basemap Options
Click map to change the forecast location
Loading map...

ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Oelrichs SD
 43.19°N 103.22°W (Elev. 3379 ft)
6:26 am MST Jan 23, 2026
8am MST Jan 23, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
Get as KML Get as XML

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database