Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

PLAINS (PLAM8)

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

29°F

-2°C

Humidity	83%
Wind Speed	NE 1 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	23 Mar 03:26 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SE Plains MT

Today
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 50 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Rain
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Rain then
Rain Likely
Wednesday
High: 42 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 38 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 46 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of rain and snow before noon, then rain likely. Snow level 5500 feet rising to 7100 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

Rain. Low around 40. South southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Rain likely before 9am, then rain and snow likely between 9am and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Snow level 6400 feet lowering to 5000 feet in the afternoon . Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 46.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.