Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Severe Thunderstorms Possible Thursday

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and return back to areas of the central/southern Plains and mid-lower Mississippi Valley this week. Over 200 new record high temperatures are forecast. Severe thunderstorms are being outlooked on Thursday over the Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Loma US-87 MP 53.1 (MTLOM)

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

NA

52°F

11°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed N 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 23 Mar 05:45 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Benton MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 66 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Benton MT
 47.82°N 110.64°W (Elev. 2638 ft)
4:06 pm MDT Mar 23, 2026
6pm MDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 30, 2026
 
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