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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

PLAINS (PLAM8)

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

NA

41°F

5°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed SSW 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 25 Feb 10:26 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSW Plains MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 27.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Snow level 5500 feet lowering to 4500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 4300 feet rising to 5100 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
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Point Forecast:
7 Miles SSW Plains MT
 47.38°N 114.91°W (Elev. 3999 ft)
1:01 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
11pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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