Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

BNSF Java East (JVEMT)

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

NA

38°F

3°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NE 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 06:00 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

28 Miles SSW Heart Butte MT

Winter Weather Advisory February 27, 12:00pm until February 28, 02:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before midnight, then a chance of snow after 2am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow. The snow could be heavy at times.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.  New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 18 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow before midnight, then a chance of snow after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
28 Miles SSW Heart Butte MT
 47.93°N 113.11°W (Elev. 7192 ft)
1:01 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
6pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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