Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sioux Pass MT-16 MP 21 (MTSOO)

Lat: 47.91973°NLon: 104.32619°WElev: 2480.0ft.

NA

9°F

-13°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed NW 11 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-5°F (-21°C)
Last update 21 Jan 02:30 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNE Lambert MT

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 03:00am until January 25, 01:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 3am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. North northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -12 by 5pm. Wind chill values between -25 and -30. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -26. Wind chill values between -35 and -40. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: -26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: -8 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Light south wind.

    Low: -19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 3. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 3 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 3. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 3 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 3am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. North northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -12 by 5pm. Wind chill values between -25 and -30. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -26. Wind chill values between -35 and -40. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Light south wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 3. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 3. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. West southwest wind around 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. West wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NNE Lambert MT
 47.78°N 104.57°W (Elev. 2500 ft)
1:36 pm MST Jan 21, 2026
2pm MST Jan 21, 2026-6pm MST Jan 27, 2026
 
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