Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Record Warmth Spreads in the Southwest

Elevated to locally critical conditions will persist across the High Plains. Showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Southeast and Florida Peninsula. Clipper system will bring modest snowfall and strong winds from the Northern High Plains into the Upper Midwest this weekend. Record warmth will persist across the Southwest into the southern Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Loma US-87 MP 53.1 (MTLOM)

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

NA

49°F

9°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SSW 17 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 06:45 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Benton MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 07:14pm until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 07:14pm until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. West southwest wind around 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east  after midnight.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of rain and snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. West southwest wind around 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Benton MT
 47.82°N 110.64°W (Elev. 2638 ft)
6:21 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
7pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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