Showers and Storms continue across the East; Heat, Critical Fire Weather, Drought, and Poor Air Quality continues in the West

A series of fronts will focus locally heavy showers and storms across portions of the central and eastern U.S. through the end of the workweek. Dangerous to extreme heat continues across the Southwest U.S., eventually spreading eastward over the weekend into early next week. Elevated fire weather conditions continue across the Great Basin, with degraded air quality lingering across the Northwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

PLAINS (PLAM8)

Lat: 47.46622°NLon: 114.87961°WElev: 2481.0ft.

NA

47°F

8°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed E 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 05 Aug 04:26 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles ESE Plains MT

  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Widespread smoke, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Smoke

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Areas of smoke before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy smoke after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Widespread smoke, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Areas of smoke before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
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Point Forecast:
16 Miles ESE Plains MT
 47.34°N 114.59°W (Elev. 3842 ft)
2:01 am MDT Aug 5, 2026
4am MDT Aug 5, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 11, 2026
 
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