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

BADGER PASS (BADM8)

Lat: 48.13088°NLon: 113.02317°WElev: 6900.0ft.

NA

31°F

-1°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles SW Heart Butte MT

Winter Weather Advisory February 26, 11:00pm until February 28, 02:00am
High Wind Warning February 26, 02:39pm until February 27, 11:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 02:39pm until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 25 °F

    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 11pm, then a chance of snow after 3am.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2am. Widespread blowing dust before 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 50 to 55 mph, with gusts as high as 75 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Widespread blowing snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as zero. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 39 to 47 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.  New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west wind 33 to 38 mph decreasing to 26 to 31 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

    Low: 18 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 33. West southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Widespread blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Very windy, with a west wind 50 to 55 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 11pm, then a chance of snow after 3am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2am. Widespread blowing dust before 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 50 to 55 mph, with gusts as high as 75 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Widespread blowing snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as zero. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 39 to 47 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Friday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west wind 33 to 38 mph decreasing to 26 to 31 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 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 14. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 33. West southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West southwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles SW Heart Butte MT
 48.13°N 113°W (Elev. 7556 ft)
12:01 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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