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

Malta Airport (KM75)

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

Clear

48°F

9°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed W 27 MPH
Barometer 29.7 in (1005.76 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:35 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Malta MT

Winter Weather Advisory February 27, 08:00am until February 28, 11:00am
High Wind Warning February 26, 10:45am until February 27, 08:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 10:45am until February 27, 08:00am

    NOW until 8:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow.  Low around 14. East northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 17. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 53. Very windy, with a west wind 32 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow. Low around 14. East northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 17. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles WNW Malta MT
 48.37°N 107.93°W (Elev. 2297 ft)
12:11 am MST Feb 26, 2026
10am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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