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Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from March 11, 06:00 PM MDT until March 12, 06:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Loma US-87 MP 53.1 (MTLOM)

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

41°F

5°C

Humidity	37%
Wind Speed	WSW 14 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	33°F (1°C)
Last update	09 Mar 03:15 PM MDT

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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

This Afternoon
High: 41 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 48 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 33 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F
Rain/Snow
Friday
High: 39 °F
Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of snow before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between noon and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow after noon, mixing with rain after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

Rain, possibly mixed with snow. High near 49. Windy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 31 mph increasing to 32 to 37 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

Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming east 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39.

Friday Night

Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 22.

Saturday

Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33.

Saturday Night

Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 9.

Sunday

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Sunday Night

A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 18.