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 >

Current conditions at

Malta Airport (KM75)

Lat: 48.36694°NLon: 107.91934°WElev: 2254.0ft.

Overcast

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed WSW 8 MPH
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.55 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 20 Jan 10:55 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Malta MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 8. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. North wind around 11 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: -18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 2. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: 2 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Light and variable wind.

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 10 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.
Wednesday
Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 8. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. North wind around 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 2. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Malta MT
 48.35°N 107.87°W (Elev. 2283 ft)
8:45 pm MST Jan 20, 2026
11pm MST Jan 20, 2026-6pm MST Jan 27, 2026
 
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