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.

Overcast

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 30.35 in (1034.6 mb)
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-2°F (-19°C)
Last update 22 Jan 7:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Oelrichs SD

Cold Weather Advisory until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory until January 23, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Fri

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: -7 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely.  Cloudy, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -26. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 7 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -23. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -10 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -23. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 14. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -5. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -26. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -23. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -23. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. West wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 14. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -5. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Oelrichs SD
 43.19°N 103.22°W (Elev. 3379 ft)
7:06 pm MST Jan 22, 2026
8pm MST Jan 22, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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