Missouri River at Fort Benton
13 mi- Level
- 2.0 ft
- Flow
- 4,510 cfs
Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page
1 active weather alert
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- When
- Until 5:30 AM
- Where
- East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County; Northern Blaine County; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains; Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Fergus County below 4500ft; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Snowy and Judith Mountains; Helena Valley; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains; Meagher County Valleys; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Northwest Beaverhead County; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft; Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains; Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Great Falls MT
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With the rain and snowfall yesterday, patchy dense fog is developing over portions of North Central and Southwest MT.
Visibility is below a half mile in some areas.
Those traveling early this morning should be alert for quickly changing visibility conditions.
Reminder, reduce your driving speeds in areas of poor visibility.
Areas: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County; Northern Blaine County; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains; Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Cascade County below 5000ft; Judith Basin County and Judith Gap; Fergus County below 4500ft; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Snowy and Judith Mountains; Helena Valley; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains; Meagher County Valleys; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Northwest Beaverhead County; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft; Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains; Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains
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Observed 3:55 AM MDT at KGFA
Carter, MT weather
Clear and 29°−1°, 13°7° colder than a typical Oct 24, freeze watch tonight, low 26°−3°.
Today: low 26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 27°−3°), high 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°).
Now 29°−1°
Clear · Feels like 21°−6°
- Feels like
- 21°−6°
- Wind chill from 9 mph15 km/h wind · air 29°−1°
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h
- From the west-southwest. Up to 9 mph15 km/h through 4 PM
- Dew point
- 26°−4°
- Dry, static shocks likely
Next 48 hours
20°11° cooler than this time yesterday (50°10° then, 29°−1° now)
Good hours for
TonightNear 27°−3° · freezing, low 26°−3°
This morningUp to 35°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3°
This afternoonUp to 43°6° by 2 PM
TonightDown to 24°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 24°−4°
Tomorrow morningUp to 31°−1° by 11 AM · freezing, low 22°−6°
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 40°4° by 5 PM
Tomorrow nightDown to 23°−5° by 2 AM · freezing, low 23°−5°
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4a | Mostly clear | 27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°) | 18°−8° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from WSW | 93% | — | — |
| Sat 5a | Mostly clear | 26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°) | 19°−7° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from WSW | 93% | — | — |
| Sat 6a | Mostly clear | 26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 28°−2°) | 19°−7° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SW | 96% | — | — |
| Sat 7a | Fog | 26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 28°−2°) | 20°−7° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SW | 96% | — | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Fog | 26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 27°−3°) | 21°−6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW | 95% | — | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Partly sunny | 27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°) | 22°−6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW | 89% | — | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Mostly sunny | 31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°) | 28°−2° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S | 84% | — | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Mostly sunny | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°) | 35°2° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S | 79% | — | 1 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°) | 39°4° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE | 73% | — | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Mostly sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°) | 42°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE | 68% | — | 2 |
| Sat 2p | Mostly sunny | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE | 63% | — | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Partly sunny | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E | 61% | — | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Partly sunny | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 38°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E | 59% | — | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Partly sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E | 60% | — | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Partly cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°) | 36°2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE | 68% | — | — |
| Sat 7p | Partly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°) | 32°0° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE | 75% | — | — |
| Sat 8p | Mostly cloudy | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 30°−1° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 82% | — | — |
| Sat 9p | Partly cloudy | 31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°) | 25°−4° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE | 84% | — | — |
| Sat 10p | Partly cloudy | 30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 87% | — | — |
| Sat 11p | Partly cloudy | 29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°) | 24°−4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 88% | — | — |
| Sun 12a | Partly cloudy | 28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE | 89% | — | — |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°) | 22°−6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE | 89% | — | — |
| Sun 2a | Partly cloudy | 26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°) | 20°−7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE | 90% | — | — |
| Sun 3a | Partly cloudy | 25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°) | 19°−7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 93% | — | — |
| Sun 4a | Partly cloudy | 25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°) | 21°−6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 5a | Partly cloudy | 24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°) | 20°−7° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 6a | Mostly cloudy | 23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°) | 23°−5° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNW | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 28°−2°) | 22°−6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNW | 96% | — | — |
| Sun 8a | Mostly cloudy | 22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°) | 22°−6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNW | 98% | — | — |
| Sun 9a | Mostly cloudy | 24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°) | 24°−4° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE | 94% | — | — |
| Sun 10a | Mostly cloudy | 28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°) | 28°−2° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE | 89% | — | — |
| Sun 11a | Mostly cloudy | 31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°) | 31°−1° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE | 84% | — | — |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E | 78% | — | — |
| Sun 1p | Partly sunny | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°) | 33°1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E | 72% | — | — |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°) | 34°1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E | 67% | — | — |
| Sun 3p | Mostly cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 34°1° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E | 66% | — | — |
| Sun 4p | Mostly cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 36°2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E | 63% | — | — |
| Sun 5p | Mostly cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°) | 37°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E | 62% | — | — |
| Sun 6p | Mostly cloudy | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°) | 34°1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N | 70% | — | — |
| Sun 7p | Mostly cloudy | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 31°−1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N | 78% | — | — |
| Sun 8p | Mostly cloudy | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 32°0°) | 29°−2° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N | 83% | — | — |
| Sun 9p | Partly cloudy | 29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 29°−2°) | 24°−4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 87% | — | — |
| Sun 10p | Partly cloudy | 27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 27°−3°) | 22°−6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 91% | — | — |
| Sun 11p | Partly cloudy | 26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 26°−3°) | 20°−7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 94% | — | — |
| Mon 12a | Partly cloudy | 25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 25°−4°) | 21°−6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S | 96% | — | — |
| Mon 1a | Partly cloudy | 24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 24°−4°) | 20°−7° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Mon 2a | Partly cloudy | 23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 23°−5°) | 18°−8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S | 98% | — | — |
| Mon 3a | Partly cloudy | 23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 23°−5°) | 18°−8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSW | 99% | — | — |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 43°6°, low 26°−3°. Typical 56°13° / 27°−3°. Dry. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 26°−3°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 43°6°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 34°1°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 24°−4°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 43. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West southwest wind around 8 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 43°6°–47°8°
- Low, likely
- 26°−3°–27°−3°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 27°−3°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 40°4°, low 21°−6°. Typical 55°13° / 27°−3°. Dry. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly cloudy, 22°−6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly cloudy, 40°4°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 32°0°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 23°−5°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 40°4°–43°6°
- Low, likely
- 21°−6°–27°−3°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 27°−3°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 27°−3°. Typical 55°13° / 26°−3°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind around 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 44°7°–45°7°
- Low, likely
- 27°−3°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 26°−3°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 47°8°, low 29°−2°. Typical 54°12° / 26°−3°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 47°8°–51°11°
- Low, likely
- 29°−2°–34°1°
- Typical high / low
- 54°12° / 26°−3°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 44°7°, low 24°−4°. Typical 54°12° / 26°−3°. Snow 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 44°7°–53°12°
- Low, likely
- 24°−4°–36°2°
- Typical high / low
- 54°12° / 26°−3°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 40°4°, low 23°−5°. Typical 53°12° / 25°−4°. Snow 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Night: A slight chance of snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 40°4°
- Low, likely
- 23°−5°–31°−1°
- Typical high / low
- 53°12° / 25°−4°
- Wind
- 8 mph12 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 43°6°, low 31°−1°. Typical 53°12° / 25°−4°. Snow 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 37°3°–43°6°
- Low, likely
- 31°−1°
- Typical high / low
- 53°12° / 25°−4°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 43°, low 26°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 40°, low 21°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 44°, low 27°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 40–47°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (TFX) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
Radar loads when scrolled into view
Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Missouri River near Great Falls
15 mi- Level
- 3.0 ft
- Flow
- 4,540 cfs
Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Marias River near Loma
20 mi- Level
- 1.3 ft
- Flow
- 515 cfs
Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Teton River at Loma
22 mi- Level
- 2.4 ft
- Flow
- 496 cfs
Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Pipes: watch the cold
Tonight’s low: 26°−3°
Overnight low near 26°F — not yet at drip-the-faucets cold, but worth watching if it's forecast to drop further.
Heating this week
About 62% less heating than a typical week.
This week 67Typical 174
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 47
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 26°F). Indoor air will run dry too — a humidifier keeping indoor relative humidity in the 30–50% range is more comfortable and cuts static shocks, without going so high it fogs cold windows.
Open the windows?
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Is this typical?
Fort Benton · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 13°7° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 56°13° / 27°−3°
- Forecast high / low
- 43°6° / 26°−3°
- Record high
- 80°27° in 1992
- Record low
- 9°−13° in 2020
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- +12°+7°SunOct 18
- +4°+2°MonOct 19
- +8°+4°TueOct 20
- +4°+2°WedOct 21
- +10°+5°ThuOct 22
- +13°+7°FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
Carter weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 6:18 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 22 min
- Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 58 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:35–6:38 PM
- Morning 7:36–8:39 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:38–6:50 PM
- Morning 7:24–7:36 AM; first light 7:24 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 6:09 AM · rises 5:19 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
