Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR)

Lat: 42.84°NLon: 103.1°WElev: 3297ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity	15%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	30.05 in (1016.8 mb)
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	77°F (25°C)
Last update	20 Mar 12:53 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Oelrichs SD

Red Flag Warning March 20, 01:17pm until March 21, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning March 20, 01:17pm until March 21, 09:00pm
NOW until 9:00pm Sat
Red Flag Warning
This Afternoon
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 92 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 40 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Sunday
High: 61 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 71 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph becoming northeast 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy.