Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic

Severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds are most likely over parts of the Dakotas into Minnesota from this afternoon into the overnight, with other isolated storms producing hail or wind over the northern High Plains. In the Northern Plains into the Upper Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic, heavy to excessive rain may bring flash and urban flooding through Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sidney-Richland (KSDY)

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

Overcast

64°F

18°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed SSE 9 MPH
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.32 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 07 Jul 10:25 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Sidney MT

Flood Watch July 7, 10:35am until July 8, 02:00am
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Flood Watch
  •  
    Flood Watch July 7, 10:35am until July 8, 02:00am

    NOW until 2:00am Wed

    Flood Watch

  • Today

    High: 71 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light east northeast  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. High near 71. East southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light south southeast wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
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Point Forecast:
Sidney MT
 47.72°N 104.16°W (Elev. 1962 ft)
5:36 am MDT Jul 7, 2026
10am MDT Jul 7, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 13, 2026
 
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