Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR)

Lat: 42.84°NLon: 103.1°WElev: 3297ft.

Overcast

49°F

9°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.19 in (1023.4 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Oct 9:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Smithwick SD

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 56 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly after midnight.  Low around 42. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain before noon.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a north wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Rain
    then Becoming
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Widespread frost after 3am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 29. North wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear then
    Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 42. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a north wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Thursday Night
Widespread frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 29. North wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Smithwick SD
 43.3°N 103.2°W (Elev. 3363 ft)
9:21 am MDT Oct 14, 2026
9am MDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 20, 2026
 
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