Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

GINGER (GINM8)

Lat: 46.32917°NLon: 111.58806°WElev: 4370.0ft.

NA

42°F

6°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed SSW 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 22 Mar 11:03 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Townsend MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 61 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light north  after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light north after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNE Townsend MT
 46.4°N 111.48°W (Elev. 3799 ft)
10:41 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
11pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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