Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Storm Watch in effect from February 17, 05:00 PM MST until February 18, 11:00 AM MST

Current conditions at

Sidney-Richland (KSDY)

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

Partly Cloudy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	N 5 MPH
Barometer	29.71 in (1006.1 mb)
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	25°F (-4°C)
Last update	16 Feb 05:00 AM MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Sidney MT

Winter Storm Watch February 17, 05:00pm until February 18, 11:00am

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Winter Storm Watch

Washington's Birthday
High: 54 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 33 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 49 °F
Chance Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Tuesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Rain/Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 11 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 19 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Washington's Birthday

Sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. East wind 7 to 11 mph.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of rain after 11am. Patchy fog after 5pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Tuesday Night

Rain before 8pm, then rain and snow between 8pm and 11pm, then snow likely after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Patchy fog before 8pm. Low around 19. Blustery, with an east wind 23 to 26 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. North northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 19. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -1.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 26.