Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sidney-Richland (KSDY)

Lat: 47.7°NLon: 104.2°WElev: 1985ft.

A Few Clouds

63°F

17°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.4 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Jun 7:56 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Cartwright ND

  • Today

    Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm.  Patchy fog before 11am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5am.  Low around 58. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 58 °F

    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5am. Low around 58. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 9 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NW Cartwright ND
 47.93°N 104.02°W
7:50 am CDT Jun 15, 2025
9am CDT Jun 15, 2025-6pm CDT Jun 21, 2025
 
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