Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Extreme Cold Warning in effect from January 22, 03:00 AM MST until January 25, 01:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Poplar Municipal Airport (KPO1)

Lat: 48.13442°NLon: 105.16214°WElev: 2037.0ft.

Overcast

12°F

-11°C

Humidity	72%
Wind Speed	NW 13 MPH
Barometer	30.17 in (1021.67 mb)
Dewpoint	5°F (-15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-3°F (-19°C)
Last update	21 Jan 01:35 PM MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Poplar MT

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 03:00am until January 25, 01:00pm

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Extreme Cold Warning

This Afternoon
High: 18 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: -8 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 0 °F⇓
Cold
Thursday Night
Low: -28 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: -9 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -24 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 2 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: -20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 3 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow before 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 0 by noon, then falling to around -11 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -28. Wind chill values between -30 and -35. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Light and variable wind.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -24. Light southeast wind.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 2. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 3. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.