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

42°F

6°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed SW 42 MPH
Barometer 29.82 in (1009.82 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 09:53 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Great Falls MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 10:14am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 10:14am until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a southwest wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 10 percent chance of rain after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 50 °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 23. West wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 27. South southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a southwest wind 34 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a southwest wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 27. South southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Great Falls MT
 47.51°N 111.31°W (Elev. 3399 ft)
9:43 am MST Feb 26, 2026
10am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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