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Excessive Rainfall and Significant Flooding in the Upper Midwest This Weekend

Heavy to excessive rainfall is expected over the weekend across eastern Iowa, northern Missouri, northwest Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Numerous flash floods, some with significant impacts, are expected in these areas. Heaviest rainfall will occur overnight Saturday and Sunday, so be sure to have multiple ways to receive warnings. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sher-Wood Airport (KPWD)

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

Mostly Cloudy

68°F

20°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed NW 18 MPH
Barometer 29.8 in (1009.14 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 09 Aug 03:55 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Plentywood MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Areas of smoke after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Areas Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 79 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Areas of smoke after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Sunday
Areas of smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Plentywood MT
 48.78°N 104.55°W (Elev. 2139 ft)
Last Update:
3:00 pm MDT Aug 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4pm MDT Aug 9, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 16, 2025
 
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