Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Elk Park (MTELK)

Lat: 46.13589°NLon: 112.39799°WElev: 6292.0ft.

NA

41°F

5°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed S 17 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 26 Feb 03:45 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Basin MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west southwest  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles SSW Basin MT
 46.15°N 112.34°W (Elev. 7579 ft)
3:46 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
4pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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