Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Loma US-87 MP 53.1 (MTLOM)

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

NA

58°F

14°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed S 11 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 20 Mar 09:00 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Benton MT

  • Today

    Today: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Windy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain after 10am.  Cloudy, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Light southwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Windy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 58. West southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Light southwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Benton MT
 47.82°N 110.67°W (Elev. 2726 ft)
4:01 am MDT Mar 20, 2026
9am MDT Mar 20, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 26, 2026
 
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