Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

GINGER (GINM8)

Lat: 46.32917°NLon: 111.58806°WElev: 4370.0ft.

31°F

-1°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	NNW 20 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	19°F (-7°C)
Last update	14 Mar 02:03 PM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SE Townsend MT

This Afternoon
High: 42 °F
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 13 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday
High: 35 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Monday
High: 53 °F
Chance Snow
then Chance
Rain
Monday Night
Low: 41 °F
Chance Rain
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 72 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow, mainly after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of snow between 2am and 4am. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday

A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 73.