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

CONRAD AG RC (COAM8)

Lat: 48.30453°NLon: 111.92363°WElev: 3706.0ft.

NA

44°F

7°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed WSW 19 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:00 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Shelby MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 01:49pm until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 01:49pm until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 47 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Windy. Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 10am and 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 32. East wind 6 to 8 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light east southeast  after midnight.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing dust. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a west wind 33 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Shelby MT
 48.5°N 111.87°W (Elev. 3406 ft)
12:01 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
1pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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