Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

BLUFF CREEK (BLUM8)

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

NA

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed NNE 17 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-1°F (-18°C)
Last update 14 Mar 07:44 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Opheim MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow between 11pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. West wind 10 to 14 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between zero and 10. South southeast wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. West wind 10 to 14 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between zero and 10. South southeast wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Opheim MT
 48.86°N 106.39°W (Elev. 3199 ft)
4:16 pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
8pm MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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