Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Weather Advisory until February 18, 06:00 AM MST

Current conditions at

Sidney-Richland (KSDY)

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

light snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity	76%
Wind Speed	WNW 35 MPH
Barometer	29.43 in (996.61 mb)
Dewpoint	10°F (-12°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Wind Chill	-5°F (-21°C)
Last update	17 Feb 11:56 PM MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Sidney MT

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 12:04am until February 18, 06:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 12:04am until February 18, 06:00am
NOW until 6:00am Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
Overnight
Low: 15 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 23 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday Night
Low: 0 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 16 °F
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 0 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 19 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow likely before 4am, then a chance of snow after 5am. Patchy blowing snow before 1am, then patchy blowing snow after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. North northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. North northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Light east northeast wind.