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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Warning in effect from March 20, 06:00 AM MDT until March 21, 12:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

BENCHMARK (BEFM8)

Lat: 47.49526°NLon: 112.88453°WElev: 5374.0ft.

51°F

11°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	WSW 8 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	35°F (2°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Mar 05:08 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

23 Miles W Augusta MT

High Wind Warning March 20, 06:00am until March 21, 12:00pm

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High Wind Warning

Today
High: 62 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 43 °F
Breezy.
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain
Saturday
High: 47 °F⇓
Rain/Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 43 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 49 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 51 °F
Chance Snow
then Chance
Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Saturday

Rain before 9am, then rain and snow between 9am and 3pm, then snow likely after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 40 by 5pm. West southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.