Model estimate for 6:00 AM CST (no recent station report)

Plentywood, MT weather

Overcast and 31°−1°, gusts to 33 mph52 km/h today.

Forecasts agree

Now 31°−1°

Cloudy · Feels like 17°−8°

Feels like: 17°−8°; Wind chill from 25 mph40 km/h wind · air 31°−1°
Wind: 25 mph40 km/hgusts 39 mph63 km/h; From the west-northwest. Easing to 14 mph23 km/h by 5 PM
Dew point: 23°−5°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3

Light rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 39 mph63 km/h until 4 PM
Below freezing until 10 AM (low 29°−2°)
Above 40°4° today by noon
Hard freeze tonight 10 PM–11 AM (low 23°−5°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 9 PM (low 22°−6°)

This morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · gusts to 39 mph63 km/h · Clear
This afternoonUp to 47°8° by 4 PM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 24°−4° by 4 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 35°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 23°−5° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 43°6° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 22°−6° by 5 AM · freezing, low 22°−6° · Clear

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	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	17°−8°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from WNW, gusts 39 mph63 km/h	71%	56%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	15°−9°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from WNW, gusts 33 mph52 km/h	72%	17%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	16°−9°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from WNW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	72%	16%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	20°−7°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from WNW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	69%	15%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from WNW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	64%	12%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from WNW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	56%	10%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	51%	3%	1
Sat 1p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	45%	1%	2
Sat 2p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	35°2°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	42%	1%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	39%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	39%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	41%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	8%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	9%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	36%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	21°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	39%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	21°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	42%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	26%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	61%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	43%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	22%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	9%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	19°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	2%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	2%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	0%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	0%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	0%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	46%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	20°−7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	18°−8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	79%	4%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	17°−8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	17°−8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	16°−9°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	82%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	14°−10°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	82%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	14°−10°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 32°0°)	13°−11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	84%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 32°0°)	12°−11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	85%	5%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 48°9°, low 23°−5°. Snow 0.02 in0.5 mm, 0% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 24°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 14 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Low, likely
23°−5°–33°1°
Wind
28 mph44 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 44°7°, low 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 22°−6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. East northeast wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
22°−6°–29°−2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. East southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
22°−6°–30°−1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 45°7°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
36°2°–45°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Snow. High 46°8°, low 23°−5°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Low, likely
23°−5°–35°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–49°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 45°7°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Night: A chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
37°3°–52°11°
Low, likely
26°−3°–37°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 42°6°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
35°2°–53°12°
Low, likely
32°0°–44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  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
33°1°–51°11°
Low, likely
18°−8°–40°4°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 48°9°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  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
44°7°–56°13°
Low, likely
31°−1°–38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 48°, low 23°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 44°, low 22°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 45°, low 26°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 42–48°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 19 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 3 min less
Golden hour: 5:06–6:11 PM; Morning 7:12–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:11–6:23 PM; Morning 7:00–7:12 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 36% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 4:52 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Plentywood. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,700 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Stars tonight? Poor

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