Areas of Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall Potential

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the central U.S. this week, persisting across the mid to lower Mississippi Valley, Gulf Coast, southern Plains and portions of Texas. A heat wave over the Southwest U.S. will peak this weekend. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flash flooding from the Delmarva Peninsula north into the Hudson Valley today and tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sidney-Richland (KSDY)

Lat: 47.7°NLon: 104.2°WElev: 1985ft.

Fair

91°F

33°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1012.4 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 28 Jul 11:56 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles SSW Alexander ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm.  Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Patchy smoke before 10am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Tonight
Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy smoke before 10am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles SSW Alexander ND
 47.65°N 103.78°W
1:31 pm CDT Jul 28, 2026
1pm CDT Jul 28, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 3, 2026
 
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