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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Avalanche Warning

Current conditions at

BNSF Java East (JVEMT)

Lat: 48.23587°NLon: 113.56453°WElev: 4043.0ft.

39°F

4°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	E 2 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Mar 12:00 AM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

34 Miles SSW Heart Butte MT

Today
High: 42 °F
Chance Rain
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Breezy.
Chance Rain
then
Rain/Snow
Likely
Saturday
High: 34 °F
Snow and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 19 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 29 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 35 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 23 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 37 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Snow level 8300 feet rising to 9100 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west wind 29 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Tonight

A chance of rain before 2am, then rain and snow likely. Snow level 9100 feet lowering to 7800 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday

Snow. High near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy.

Tuesday Night

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy.