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

LITTLE BULLWHACKER CREEK (LBCM8)

Lat: 47.83144°NLon: 109.00839°WElev: 3100.0ft.

NA

38°F

3°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed WNW 10 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 26 Feb 02:32 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles N Winifred MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 02:45am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 02:45am until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. East wind around 8 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. East wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. East wind around 8 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles N Winifred MT
 47.79°N 109.42°W (Elev. 3284 ft)
12:57 am MST Feb 26, 2026
2am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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