Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

McDonalds MT-13 MP 125.5 (MTMCD)

Lat: 48.42732°NLon: 105.44234°WElev: 2680.0ft.

NA

40°F

4°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed WNW 16 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 12 Mar 10:30 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

22 Miles S Peerless MT

High Wind Warning March 12, 10:48am until March 12, 07:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 12, 10:48am until March 12, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Thu

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 41 °F

    Very Windy.
    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 14. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 14 °F

    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 21. East wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. North wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 3 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. North wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain before 11am, then a slight chance of snow. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. Very windy, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 14. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 21. East wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. North wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. North wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 24. South southeast wind around 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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Point Forecast:
22 Miles S Peerless MT
 48.47°N 105.78°W (Elev. 2871 ft)
1:41 am MDT Mar 12, 2026
10am MDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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