Tracking Late Season Winter Storms; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast. A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday and rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Above-average temperatures expected in the Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

BLUFF CREEK (BLUM8)

Lat: 48.86833°NLon: 106.94814°WElev: 2550.0ft.

NA

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed N 10 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 13 Mar 04:44 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

20 Miles NNE Saco MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between midnight and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow.  Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. High near 27. Blustery, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. North wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. South southeast wind 6 to 16 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a west wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between midnight and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. High near 27. Blustery, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. North wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. South southeast wind 6 to 16 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a west wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 14 to 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
20 Miles NNE Saco MT
 48.73°N 107.16°W (Elev. 2477 ft)
4:11 pm MDT Mar 13, 2026
5pm MDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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