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

Loma US-87 MP 53.1 (MTLOM)

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

NA

39°F

4°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed SSW 16 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 25 Feb 11:45 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Benton MT

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

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 31 mph increasing to 34 to 39 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Light southeast wind.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 31 mph increasing to 34 to 39 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Light southeast wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Benton MT
 47.82°N 110.67°W (Elev. 2726 ft)
11:37 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
12am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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