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Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Loma US-87 MP 53.1 (MTLOM)

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

NA

20°F

-7°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed WSW 7 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 10 Mar 01:15 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Benton MT

High Wind Watch March 11, 06:00pm until March 12, 06:00pm
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High Wind Watch

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain before noon, then rain and snow. High near 50. Windy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 31 mph increasing to 33 to 38 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 50 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy then
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow before 3pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north in the morning.

    High: 38 °F

    Snow then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
Rain before noon, then rain and snow. High near 50. Windy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 31 mph increasing to 33 to 38 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Snow. Low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday
Snow before 3pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north in the morning.
Friday Night
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 20.
Saturday
Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 31.
Saturday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 8.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Monday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Benton MT
 47.82°N 110.67°W (Elev. 2726 ft)
Last Update:
12:32 am MDT Mar 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am MDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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