Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Current conditions at

FORT PECK DAM (GGWFP)

Lat: 48.0084°NLon: 106.3962°WElev: 2280.0ft.

NA

22°F

-6°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed ENE 12 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 28 Jan 03:54 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

21 Miles S Fort Peck MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a high near 28. East wind around 7 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 16. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 29. North wind 3 to 5 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of freezing rain between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance
    Freezing Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 28. East wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 16. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 29. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of freezing rain between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
21 Miles S Fort Peck MT
 47.7°N 106.5°W (Elev. 2703 ft)
7:44 am MST Jan 28, 2026
4pm MST Jan 28, 2026-6pm MST Feb 4, 2026
 
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