Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Current conditions at

PLAINS (PLAM8)

Lat: 47.46622°NLon: 114.87961°WElev: 2481.0ft.

NA

74°F

23°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed WSW 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 04 Aug 08:26 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Plains MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight.  Widespread haze after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Light and variable wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 55 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Widespread haze before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Haze then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 78 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Widespread haze after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Widespread haze before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Plains MT
 47.47°N 114.87°W (Elev. 2932 ft)
2:30 pm MDT Aug 4, 2025
8pm MDT Aug 4, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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