Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sidney-Richland (KSDY)

Lat: 47.7°NLon: 104.2°WElev: 1985.0ft.

Clear

0°F

-18°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed S 4 MPH
Barometer 30.17 in (1021.67 mb)
Dewpoint -10°F (-23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-9°F (-23°C)
Last update 24 Jan 11:35 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSW Sidney MT

Cold Weather Advisory January 24, 12:00pm until January 25, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
  •  
    Cold Weather Advisory January 24, 12:00pm until January 25, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Sun

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -19. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: -19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 2. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 2 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around -7. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of snow before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 6. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -19. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 2. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around -7. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSW Sidney MT
 47.61°N 104.24°W (Elev. 1972 ft)
2:16 am MST Jan 24, 2026
12pm MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 30, 2026
 
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