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

BLUFF CREEK (BLUM8)

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

NA

50°F

10°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed W 31 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 02:44 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles ENE Opheim MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of snow after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of snow after 3pm.  Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 10pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. East northeast wind around 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 5 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 18. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind around 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 10 percent chance of snow after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. East northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 18. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind around 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles ENE Opheim MT
 48.97°N 106.12°W (Elev. 3097 ft)
2:51 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
3pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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