Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR)

Lat: 42.84°NLon: 103.1°WElev: 3297ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

Smithwick SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 91. East wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 91. East wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Labor Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Smithwick SD
 43.3°N 103.23°W (Elev. 3333 ft)
5:21 pm MDT Sep 5, 2026
5pm MDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 12, 2026
 
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