Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains to Upper Midwest; Extreme Heat in Parts of the South

Thunderstorms with severe wind gusts and hail will be possible today across parts of the central Plains, and from the Missouri Valley into the upper Mississippi Valley. Heavy rain associated with the thunderstorms may also produce flash/urban flooding. Critical fire weather conditions expected in the Great Basin and interior Northwest. Dangerous heat continues across the Southwest and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Loma US-87 MP 53.1 (MTLOM)

Lat: 47.95103°NLon: 110.50477°WElev: 2700.0ft.

unknown precip

61°F

16°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NE 9 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

Fort Benton MT

  • Today

    Today: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 59. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming south 7 to 12 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 59. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming south 7 to 12 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Benton MT
 47.82°N 110.67°W (Elev. 2726 ft)
7:21 am MDT Jul 8, 2026
7am MDT Jul 8, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 14, 2026
 
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