Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Loma US-87 MP 53.1 (MTLOM)

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

NA

-4°F

-20°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed SW 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint -8°F (-22°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 21 Feb 12:15 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Benton MT

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Calm wind.

    Low: -4 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog between 8am and 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -5. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 21 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -5. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -5. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of rain before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of snow after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Calm wind.
Saturday
Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -5. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -5. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -5. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.
Friday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Benton MT
 47.82°N 110.64°W (Elev. 2638 ft)
11:32 pm MST Feb 20, 2026
12am MST Feb 21, 2026-6pm MST Feb 27, 2026
 
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