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

GINGER (GINM8)

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

NA

48°F

9°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed NNE 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:03 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Townsend MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the morning.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Townsend MT
 46.33°N 111.47°W (Elev. 3944 ft)
12:01 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
12pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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