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Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

Another Arctic blast will surge south across the northern Plains Thursday night, crossing the Midwest and reaching the Gulf Coast Friday night. Confidence continues to increase for significant heavy snow across much of the Southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern Mid-Atlantic Friday into Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR)

Lat: 42.84°NLon: 103.1°WElev: 3297ft.

Mostly Cloudy

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed W 3 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1023.7 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Jan 2:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Oelrichs SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 14. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Wind chill values as low as 15 early. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 45 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 9. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10am and 11am, then a slight chance of rain after 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 14. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Wind chill values as low as 15 early. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 9. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10am and 11am, then a slight chance of rain after 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Oelrichs SD
 43.19°N 103.22°W (Elev. 3379 ft)
Last Update:
1:57 am MST Jan 29, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am MST Jan 29, 2026-6pm MST Feb 4, 2026
 
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