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

GINGER (GINM8)

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

NA

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed SW 10 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 04:03 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Townsend MT

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South southeast wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 23 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South southeast wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 23 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNE Townsend MT
 46.4°N 111.48°W (Elev. 3799 ft)
3:36 am MST Feb 26, 2026
5am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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