Richland, MT Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions

Clear 29°F
Feels Like 24°F  
Humidity 64% Dew Point 18°F Wind WSW 5 MPH Gusts 6 Barometer N/A
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 24.4 mi. SW of central Richland
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Blowing Snow, Low 22F
50%
 
22
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Mostly Cloudy, High 39F, Low 34F
39
34
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Freezing Rain, High 40F, Low 22F
30%
40
22
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Snow, High 39F, Low -7F
80%
39
-7
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Sunny, High 16F, Low 3F
16
3
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Snow, High 32F, Low -2F
30%
32
-2
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Sunny, High 15F, Low 1F
15
1

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 39°F, reaching 40°F before cooling to 15°F, then recovering to 15°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with wintry mix likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 5°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 24°F with lows around 5°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A powerful storm spread heavy snow from the Southern High Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley, and produced severe thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley. During the evening a tornado hit West Memphis TN killing six persons and injuring two hundred others. The tornado left 1500 persons homeless, and left all of the residents of Crittendon County without electricity. Kansas City MO was blanketed with 10.8 inches of snow, a 24 hour record for December, and snowfall totals in the Oklahoma panhandle ranged up to 14 inches. Strong winds, gusting to 63 mph at Austin TX, ushered arctic cold into the Great Plains, and caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Richland, MT 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Blowing Snow

Night: Patchy blowing snow before 1am. Patchy freezing fog before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Clear

Night: Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a steady temperature around 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Freezing Rain

Day: A chance of freezing rain after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Snow

Night: A chance of freezing rain before 8pm, then a chance of snow between 8pm and 2am, then freezing rain likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Dec 17

Snow

Day: Freezing rain likely before 8am, then rain between 8am and 2pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Snow

Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Dec 18

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 16. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. South wind 14 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.

Sunday Dec 21

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 21.


About Richland, MT

Richland is an unincorporated village in Valley County, Montana, United States. Richland is located in northeast Valley County near the Daniels County line. The community has a post office with ZIP code 59260. The town had a post office from 1913 to 1919. In 1926, Richland moved about 15 miles southeast to a location along a branch line of the Great Northern Railway that extended from Flaxville to Opheim.

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