Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Navajo MT-5 16.7 (MTRED)

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

NA

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed NW 27 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-15°F (-26°C)
Last update 21 Jan 01:30 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Flaxville MT

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 03:00am until January 25, 01:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow after 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 9. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. West northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. North northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -13 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then clearing and cold, with a temperature falling to around -18 by 5pm. Wind chill values between -35 and -45. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -27. Wind chill values between -40 and -45. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: -27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: -10 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: -18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 2. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 9. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. West northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values between -20 and -30. North northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then clearing and cold, with a temperature falling to around -18 by 5pm. Wind chill values between -35 and -45. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -27. Wind chill values between -40 and -45. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 2. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles E Flaxville MT
 48.8°N 105.06°W (Elev. 2500 ft)
1:36 pm MST Jan 21, 2026
1pm MST Jan 21, 2026-6pm MST Jan 27, 2026
 
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