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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Great Falls, Great Falls International Airport (KGTF)

Lat: 47.47333°NLon: 111.38222°WElev: 3675.0ft.

Clear

45°F

7°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed SW 37 MPH
Barometer 29.79 in (1008.81 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:05 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Great Falls International Airport MT

Blowing Dust Advisory until February 26, 06:00pm
High Wind Warning February 26, 12:25pm until February 27, 11:00am
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Blowing Dust Advisory
High Wind Warning
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    Blowing Dust Advisory until February 26, 06:00pm
    High Wind Warning February 26, 12:25pm until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 52 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a southwest wind 26 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Windy then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 10 percent chance of rain after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 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 21. West wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 26. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

    Low: 26 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Areas of blowing dust. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a southwest wind 38 to 44 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Tonight
Areas of blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a southwest wind 26 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 26. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Great Falls International Airport MT
 47.46°N 111.4°W (Elev. 3599 ft)
12:01 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
12pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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