Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kalispell, Glacier Park International Airport (KGPI)

Lat: 48.30417°NLon: 114.26361°WElev: 2972.0ft.

smoke

88°F

31°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed S 9 MPH
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.56 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 30 Jul 05:55 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Whitefish MT

Fire Weather Watch August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 12:00am
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Fire Weather Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of smoke before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy smoke before 9pm, then patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke. Clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Areas of smoke before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Patchy smoke before 9pm, then patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Whitefish MT
 48.4°N 114.35°W (Elev. 3058 ft)
2:01 pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
6pm MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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