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

24°F

-4°C

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

10 Miles WSW Heart Butte MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 05:40am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 05:40am until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 32 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 2am.  Areas of blowing snow before 7pm, then areas of blowing snow after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.  New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely.  Areas of blowing snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 38. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of snow between 9am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 34 to 39 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 2am. Areas of blowing snow before 7pm, then areas of blowing snow after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Very windy, with a west southwest wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
Snow likely. Areas of blowing snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 38. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
10 Miles WSW Heart Butte MT
 48.23°N 113.05°W (Elev. 5331 ft)
3:36 am MST Feb 26, 2026
5am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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