Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR)

Lat: 42.84°NLon: 103.1°WElev: 3297ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed W 10 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1011.1 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 2:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Smithwick SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 12. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 14 early. Northeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of rain after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 12. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 14 early. Northeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.
Monday
A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
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Point Forecast:
Smithwick SD
 43.3°N 103.23°W (Elev. 3333 ft)
1:51 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
3pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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