High Wind in Northern High Plains, Montana

High Wind January 6, 2026 · Northern High Plains, Montana

81 mph

Measured gust (70 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet Site DOGM8 Dog Gun Lake MT measured an 81 mph wind gust. Mesonet station MTBRN Two Medicine Bridge (MT DOT) also measured a high wind gust.

The wider storm

An upper level trough brought strong winds aloft. The timing of these stronger winds aloft coincided with deep daytime mixing in the atmosphere, which brought those stronger winds to the surface across mostly North-Central MT.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1301869. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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