Fort Benton, MT Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

35°F
Feels Like 32°F  
Humidity 68% Dew Point 26°F Wind SSW 4 MPH Gusts 9 Barometer 29.99 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.1 mi. WNW of central Fort Benton
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 3
Wed Dec 3: Mostly Cloudy, Low 27F
 
27
ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Rain And Snow, High 37F, Low 22F
30%
37
22
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Snow, High 35F, Low 12F
50%
35
12
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 24F, Low 9F
50%
24
9
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 41F, Low 30F
41
30
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 32F
44
32
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Rain And Snow, High 51F, Low 28F
50%
51
28

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 37°F to a low of 24°F mid-week, then warm to 51°F. Unsettled weather expected with wintry mix likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 35°F with lows around 14°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A cold front crossing the Pacific Coast Region brought high winds and heavy rain to California. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 55 mph at Newport Beach CA, and Mount Wilson CA was drenched with 2.17 inches of rain in six hours. Gale force winds prevailed along the Northern Pacific Coast, and winds in the Tehachapis Mountains of southern California gusted to 60 mph.

More on this and other weather history

Fort Benton, MT 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 3

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 27. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Dec 4

Rain And Snow

Day: A slight chance of snow between 10am and noon, then a chance of rain and snow. Increasing clouds, with a high near 37. West southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Dec 5

Snow

Day: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Snow

Night: Snow. Low around 12. North wind around 8 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. North wind around 6 mph becoming east in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Monday Dec 8

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Rain And Snow

Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday Dec 9

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Wednesday Dec 10

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.


About Fort Benton, MT

Fort Benton is a city in and the county seat of Chouteau County, Montana, United States. Established in 1846, Fort Benton is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Montana. Fort Benton was the most upstream navigable port on the Mississippi River System, and is considered "the world’s innermost port". The city's waterfront area, the most important aspect of its 19th century growth, was designated the Fort Benton Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, in 1961. The population was 1,449 at the 2020 census.

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