Sidney, NE Weather Forecast
Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Sidney, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Sidney, NE at a glance
Sidney is home to about 6,440 people in Cheyenne County, across 7.5 square miles. It ranks 28th by population of 51 places in Nebraska with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Sterling, 37 miles away.
- County
- Cheyenne County
- Population
- 6,440 2023 est.
- Land area
- 7.5 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 861
- Forecast point
- 41.1336°N, 102.9695°W
How well can the network see Sidney?
The nearest Doppler radar is KCYS (Cheyenne, WY), to the W. Its lowest scan passes about 9,000 ft above Sidney. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Sidney looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is KSNY (Sidney/Carr Fld). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Sidney
- Sterling, CO37 mi
- Gering, NE60 mi
- Scottsbluff, NE62 mi
- Ogallala, NE65 mi
- Alliance, NE67 mi
- Brush, CO70 mi
- Yuma, CO71 mi
- Fort Morgan, CO74 mi
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