Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Warning in effect from March 20, 09:00 AM MDT until March 21, 12:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Monarch Canyon US-89 MP 53.5 (MTMON)

Lat: 47.1429°NLon: 110.82309°WElev: 5197.0ft.

52°F

11°C

Humidity	21%
Wind Speed	WSW 4 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	13°F (-11°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Mar 06:00 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WNW Raynesford MT

High Wind Warning March 20, 09:00am until March 21, 12:00pm

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High Wind Warning

Today
High: 77 °F
Windy. Mostly
Cloudy then
Patchy
Blowing Dust
Tonight
Low: 53 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 60 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Rain then
Rain Likely
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Slight Chance
Rain then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 52 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 56 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 60 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy blowing dust after noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Windy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Windy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Saturday

Rain likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 50 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 52. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Tuesday

A slight chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.