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High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR)

Lat: 42.84°NLon: 103.1°WElev: 3297ft.

Fair

-3°F

-19°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1030.5 mb)
Dewpoint -10°F (-23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-19°F (-28°C)
Last update 26 Jan 1:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Oelrichs SD

Cold Weather Advisory until January 26, 07:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory until January 26, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -26. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Friday
A slight chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Oelrichs SD
 43.19°N 103.22°W (Elev. 3379 ft)
Last Update:
2:21 am MST Jan 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am MST Jan 26, 2026-6pm MST Feb 1, 2026
 
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