Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from August 1, 11:00 AM MDT until August 3, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

I-40 @ Painted Desert NP HQ (AZT13)

Lat: 35.0637°NLon: 109.77562°WElev: 5745.0ft.

70°F

21°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	NE 7 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	1.24 mi
Last update	01 Aug 04:53 AM MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

42 Miles NNE Snowflake AZ

Heat Advisory August 1, 11:00am until August 3, 09:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Today
High: 100 °F
Hot
Tonight
Low: 69 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 100 °F
Hot
Sunday Night
Low: 70 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 98 °F
Hot
Monday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 98 °F
Hot
Tuesday Night
Low: 70 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 96 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 9 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Monday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. West wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind 7 to 17 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Thursday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.