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

Loma US-87 MP 53.1 (MTLOM)

Lat: 47.95103°NLon: 110.50477°WElev: 2700.0ft.

NA

41°F

5°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed SSW 22 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 26 Feb 05:45 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Benton MT

High Wind Warning February 26, 06:03am until February 27, 11:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning February 26, 06:03am until February 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a west southwest wind 26 to 31 mph increasing to 33 to 38 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Benton MT
 47.82°N 110.64°W (Elev. 2638 ft)
3:36 am MST Feb 26, 2026
6am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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