Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sidney-Richland (KSDY)

Lat: 47.7°NLon: 104.2°WElev: 1985ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles W Alexander ND

High Wind Watch January 15, 12:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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High Wind Watch
  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 11am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. North wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. North wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles W Alexander ND
 47.86°N 103.76°W
9:36 am CST Jan 14, 2026
10am CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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