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

Navajo MT-5 16.7 (MTRED)

Lat: 48.81161°NLon: 105.06078°WElev: 2569.0ft.

NA

38°F

3°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed W 16 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 06:15 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Flaxville MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of snow after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 10 percent chance of snow after 5pm.  Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Blustery.
    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 7pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 18. South southwest wind around 11 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind around 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 10 percent chance of snow after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 18. South southwest wind around 11 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind around 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles E Flaxville MT
 48.8°N 105.06°W (Elev. 2500 ft)
5:06 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
6pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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