Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Avalanche Warning

Current conditions at

POLEBRIDGE (POEM8)

Lat: 48.78485°NLon: 114.27997°WElev: 3574.0ft.

50°F

10°C

Humidity	89%
Wind Speed	SE 5 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	48°F (9°C)
Last update	20 Mar 12:53 PM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles WSW Polebridge MT

This Afternoon
High: 41 °F
Rain and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Breezy. Rain
then
Rain/Snow
Likely
Saturday
High: 35 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 22 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Windy then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 22 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 37 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 35 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain. High near 41. Windy, with a southwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain, possibly mixed with snow before 3am, then a chance of snow. Snow level 8800 feet lowering to 6500 feet after midnight . Low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday

A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a west southwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Tuesday Night

Snow before 9pm, then rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy.

Wednesday

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy.