Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Extreme Heat Warning in effect from August 1, 12:00 PM MDT until August 2, 06:00 PM MDT
Red Flag Warning in effect from August 1, 02:00 PM MDT until August 2, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Sidney-Richland (KSDY)

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

Clear

64°F

18°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	S 4 MPH
Barometer	29.99 in (1015.58 mb)
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	01 Aug 07:00 AM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NW Sidney MT

Red Flag Warning August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 09:00pm

Extreme Heat Warning August 1, 12:00pm until August 2, 06:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Extreme Heat Warning

Today
High: 98 °F
Hot
Tonight
Low: 68 °F
Haze then
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 90 °F
Partly Sunny
then Haze
Sunday Night
Low: 58 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 73 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 76 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 86 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tonight

Widespread haze before midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Sunday

Widespread haze between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 8 mph.