Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Loma US-87 MP 53.1 (MTLOM)

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

unknown precip

59°F

15°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed N 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 12 Jul 06:00 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Benton MT

Heat Advisory July 12, 06:28am until July 13, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory July 12, 06:28am until July 13, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Mon

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 6 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 92 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  Low around 63. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 90. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 63. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Benton MT
 47.84°N 110.65°W (Elev. 2799 ft)
4:56 am MDT Jul 12, 2026
6am MDT Jul 12, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 18, 2026
 
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