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

Great Falls, Great Falls International Airport (KGTF)

Lat: 47.47333°NLon: 111.38222°WElev: 3675.0ft.

Clear

41°F

5°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed SW 42 MPH
Barometer 29.83 in (1010.16 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 09:35 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles S Ulm MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 09:48am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning February 26, 09:48am until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a southwest wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 10 percent chance of rain after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 36. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Very windy, with a southwest wind 33 to 38 mph increasing to 41 to 46 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a southwest wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles S Ulm MT
 47.31°N 111.49°W (Elev. 3599 ft)
3:36 am MST Feb 26, 2026
9am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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