Plentywood, MT Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - High Wind Watch

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 9°F
Feels Like 3°F  
Humidity 85% Dew Point 5°F Wind ESE 3 MPH Barometer 29.98 in.
Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 2.2 mi. ENE of central Plentywood
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Mostly Cloudy, Low 2F
 
2
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Blowing Snow, High 35F, Low 25F
50%
35
25
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Snow, High 39F, Low 1F
40%
39
1
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Snow, High 16F, Low -2F
40%
16
-2
ThuDec 11
Thu Dec 11: Snow, High 7F, Low -20F
20%
7
-20
FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Partly Sunny, High -7F, Low -18F
-7
-18
SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Snow, High 7F, Low -10F
50%
7
-10

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 35°F, reaching 39°F before cooling to -7°F, then recovering to 7°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 6 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 25°F with lows around 4°F.


This Date in Weather History

1987 - Heavy rain fell across eastern Puerto Rico, with 19.41 inches reported at Las Piedras. Flooding caused five million dollars damage. Another in a series of storms hit the northwestern U.S., with wind gusts above 100 mph reported at Cape Blanco OR. While snow and gusty winds accompanied a cold front crossing the Rockies, strong westerly winds, gusting to 93 mph at Boulder CO, helped temperatures in western Kansas reach the 60s for the sixth day in a row. Freezing drizzle in northeastern slowed traffic to 5 mph on some roads in Morrow County.

More on this and other weather history


Plentywood, MT 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 7

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 2 by 8pm, then rising to around 18 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Monday Dec 8

Blowing Snow

Day: Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Freezing Rain

Night: A chance of freezing rain between 11pm and 4am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 25 by 8pm, then rising to around 34 during the remainder of the night. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Dec 9

Snow

Day: A chance of rain before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west northwest 34 to 39 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Snow

Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around -2. East wind around 14 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday Dec 11

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Dec 12

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Northwest wind around 11 mph.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.

Saturday Dec 13

Snow

Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10.

Sunday Dec 14

Snow

Day: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 17.


About Plentywood, MT

Plentywood is a city in and the county seat of Sheridan County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,669 at the 2020 census.

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