Early Spring Heat Wave in the Southwest U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Central Rockies and Plains

An unusual early Spring heat wave will continue much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through early next week. Many locations are likely to set records for the highest-ever March temperature. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central Plains through Saturday as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from March 20, 06:00 AM MDT until March 21, 12:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Rogers Pass (MTROG)

Lat: 47.0877°NLon: 112.37232°WElev: 5406.0ft.

54°F

12°C

Humidity	30%
Wind Speed	SE 17 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	19 Mar 12:15 PM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NNE Lincoln MT

High Wind Watch March 20, 06:00am until March 21, 12:00pm

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High Wind Watch

This Afternoon
High: 48 °F
Sunny and
Very Windy
Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Friday
High: 53 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Chance
Rain and
Breezy
Saturday
High: 43 °F
Breezy.
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Snow Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 24 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy then
Clear
Sunday
High: 39 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 44 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 48. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Windy, with a west southwest wind 38 to 43 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a west southwest wind 29 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Windy, with a west southwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Saturday

Rain likely before 9am, then rain and snow likely between 9am and noon, then snow likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Monday Night

A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday

A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.