Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR)

Lat: 42.84°NLon: 103.1°WElev: 3297ft.

Partly Cloudy

76°F

24°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed NE 15 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.22 in (1022.2 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 3 Oct 3:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Smithwick SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 21 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light south wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 21 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light south wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Smithwick SD
 43.3°N 103.2°W (Elev. 3363 ft)
3:51 pm MDT Oct 3, 2026
4pm MDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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