Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sidney-Richland (KSDY)

Lat: 47.7°NLon: 104.2°WElev: 1985ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed W 14 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1005.6 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 30 Aug 10:56 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Cartwright ND

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 83 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 8 to 18 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 8 to 18 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Cartwright ND
 47.85°N 104.01°W
11:06 am CDT Aug 30, 2026
11am CDT Aug 30, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 5, 2026
 
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