Another Arctic Blast in the East; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia into Sunday. Storm-force winds and coastal flooding will be possible along the East Coast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sher-Wood Airport (KPWD)

Lat: 48.789°NLon: 104.52297°WElev: 2264.0ft.

Clear

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed SSE 21 MPH
Barometer 30.23 in (1023.71 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-7°F (-22°C)
Last update 30 Jan 06:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Plentywood MT

Winter Weather Advisory January 30, 08:00pm until January 31, 02:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 3am.  Temperature rising to around 28 by 5am. Wind chill values between zero and 10. South southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible.  Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then
    Wintry Mix

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and 11am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 37. Windy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming west northwest 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 37 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain then
    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 3am. Temperature rising to around 28 by 5am. Wind chill values between zero and 10. South southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Saturday
A chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 37. Windy, with a southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming west northwest 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 11 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Plentywood MT
 48.78°N 104.55°W (Elev. 2139 ft)
1:46 pm MST Jan 30, 2026
6pm MST Jan 30, 2026-6pm MST Feb 6, 2026
 
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