Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR)

Lat: 42.84°NLon: 103.1°WElev: 3297ft.

Fair

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1012.6 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Oelrichs SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 9. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 9. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
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Point Forecast:
Oelrichs SD
 43.19°N 103.22°W (Elev. 3379 ft)
4:06 am MST Feb 26, 2026
4am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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