Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Karst US-191 MP 55.3 (MTKAR)

Lat: 45.34534°NLon: 111.17261°WElev: 5699.0ft.

unknown precip

33°F

1°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SSE 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 02 Mar 09:15 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ESE Big Sky MT

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly between 10am and 5pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind.  Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind.

    Low: 25 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Snow.  Low around 27. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly between 10am and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. South wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Snow. Low around 27. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Thursday
Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles ESE Big Sky MT
 45.24°N 111.22°W (Elev. 7129 ft)
8:12 am MST Mar 2, 2026
9am MST Mar 2, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 8, 2026
 
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