Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

BLUFF CREEK (BLUM8)

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

NA

34°F

1°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed NNE 18 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 12 Mar 11:44 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Opheim MT

High Wind Warning March 12, 12:16pm until March 12, 07:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 12, 12:16pm until March 12, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Thu

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph becoming east southeast 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 10 °F

    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 18. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 0. North wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 34 to 39 mph decreasing to 28 to 33 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph becoming east southeast 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 18. East wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 0. North wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West southwest wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Opheim MT
 48.89°N 106.52°W (Elev. 3199 ft)
1:41 am MDT Mar 12, 2026
12pm MDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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