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

Malmstrom Air Force Base (KGFA)

Lat: 47.5°NLon: 111.18333°WElev: 3527.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed SSW 34 MPH
Barometer 29.79 in (1008.81 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 02:55 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Sand Coulee MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 03:44am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 03:44am until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Very windy, with a southwest wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy, with a southwest wind 33 to 38 mph decreasing to 26 to 31 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 10 percent chance of rain after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 49 °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 25. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 33. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a west southwest wind 33 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Very windy, with a southwest wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy, with a southwest wind 33 to 38 mph decreasing to 26 to 31 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sand Coulee MT
 47.4°N 111.16°W (Elev. 3619 ft)
3:36 am MST Feb 26, 2026
3am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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