Observed 5:45 AM MDT at KBHK

Ekalaka, MT weather

Windy and 37°3°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 37°3°

Windy · Feels like 27°−3°

Feels like: 27°−3°; Wind chill from 21 mph33 km/h wind · air 37°3°
Wind: 21 mph33 km/h; From the northwest. Easing to 9 mph14 km/h by 1 PM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry · down to 18°−8° by 2 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h until 10 AM
Low 33°1° today at 7 AM
High 46°8° today at 4 PM
Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h tomorrow from 10 AM
Rain tomorrow night from 6 PM (60%, 0.12 in3 mm)

This morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 46°8° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 34°1° by 1 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 44°7° · rain chance 20% · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 33°1° by 4 AM · Rain all night (60%) · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	22°−6°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from WNW, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	79%	76%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°)	21°−6°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from WNW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	83%	43%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	22°−6°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from WNW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	84%	27%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from WNW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	75%	26%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from WNW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	56%	15%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from WNW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	50%	3%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	1%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	34%	0%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	31%	1%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	31%	3%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	46%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	51%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	58%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	75%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	78%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	73%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	33%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	55%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	43%	52%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	43%	43%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	44%	33%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	43%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	51%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	42%	64%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	39%	68%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	38%	66%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from ESE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	36%	62%	2
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from ESE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	35%	66%	2
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	38°3°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from ESE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	36%	69%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 50°10°)	38°3°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	38%	82%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	36°2°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	40%	93%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	34°1°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	42%	99%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	32°0°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	50%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	29°−2°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	57%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	27°−3°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	59%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	63%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	26°−3°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	68%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	25°−4°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	71%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Snow	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	23°−5°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Snow	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	23°−5°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from ESE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	77%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Snow	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	23°−5°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from ESE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	78%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Snow	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	22°−6°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from ESE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	79%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Snow	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	21°−6°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from ESE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	80%	98%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 32°0°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 44 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 3 to 24 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. Southeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
46°8°–47°8°
Low, likely
32°0°–34°1°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 47°8°, low 32°0°. Typical 54°12° / 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 33°1°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain and snow showers likely before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East southeast wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Low, likely
32°0°–36°2°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 40°4°, low 29°−2°. Typical 53°12° / 29°−2°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.6 in1.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 29°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before noon. Cloudy. High near 40, with temperatures falling to around 38 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind around 21 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Low, likely
29°−2°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 47°8°, low 34°1°. Typical 53°12° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 40°4°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 35°2°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 44 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. South wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Low, likely
28°−2°–34°1°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 28°−2°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 50°10°, low 30°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 28°−2°. Rain, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. West wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–36°2°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 28°−2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 33°1°. Typical 52°11° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–37°3°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 28°−2°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 35°2°. Typical 51°11° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. South wind around 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. North wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–58°14°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 27°−3°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 45°7°, low 38°3°. Typical 51°11° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Low, likely
30°−1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 27°−3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 44°7°, low 34°1°. Typical 50°10° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Low, likely
25°−4°–40°4°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 26°−3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 49°9°, low 34°1°. Typical 50°10° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Low, likely
34°1°–35°2°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 26°−3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 46°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 32°.
Monday
Dry, high 40°, low 29°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 44–51°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Box Elder Creek near Ekalaka

19 mi

Level: 3.6 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 53Typical 171

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 3 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 27°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Ekalaka · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Ekalaka weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 29 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 50 min less
Golden hour: 5:14–6:15 PM; Morning 7:08–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:27 PM; Morning 6:56–7:08 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Ekalaka. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 4 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.