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 >

Current conditions at

PLAINS (PLAM8)

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

69°F

21°C

Humidity	24%
Wind Speed	SW 8 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	31°F (-1°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Mar 11:26 AM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSW Plains MT

This Afternoon
High: 58 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 43 °F
Slight Chance
Rain then
Rain Likely
Saturday
High: 49 °F
Rain then
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 47 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 30 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 53 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 51 °F
Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

Tonight

Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

Rain, mainly before 11am. Snow level 7300 feet lowering to 4900 feet in the afternoon . High near 49. West southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday

A chance of rain, mainly after noon. Snow level 4900 feet rising to 6800 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.