Heat Wave Continues in the West; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Critical fire weather conditions will continue over the next couple of days across portions of the High Plains as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Warning in effect from March 18, 06:00 AM MDT until March 18, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Rogers Pass (MTROG)

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

44°F

7°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	ESE 16 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	37°F (3°C)
Last update	18 Mar 03:30 AM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles S Augusta MT

High Wind Warning March 18, 06:00am until March 18, 09:00pm

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High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Damaging
Winds
Wednesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Very
Windy
Thursday
High: 50 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Very
Windy
Friday
High: 54 °F
Slight Chance
Rain and Very
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 40 °F
Chance Rain
and Very
Windy then
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Saturday
High: 44 °F
Windy. Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy, with a west southwest wind 37 to 44 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 46 to 51 mph increasing to 55 to 60 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 43 to 48 mph decreasing to 36 to 41 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a southwest wind 36 to 41 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 40 to 48 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 33 to 38 mph increasing to 43 to 48 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 50 to 55 mph decreasing to 38 to 43 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday

A chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a west southwest wind 29 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Windy.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 40.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Monday Night

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy.

Tuesday

A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.