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

Current conditions at

Franklin (ITD04)

Lat: 42.01175°NLon: 111.80631°WElev: 4508.0ft.

NA

53°F

12°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed ESE 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 1.24 mi
Last update 01 Aug 06:15 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Preston ID

Heat Advisory August 1, 06:37am until August 2, 12:00am
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 1, 06:37am until August 2, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Sun

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke between noon and 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. East wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Patchy smoke between noon and 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNE Preston ID
 42.17°N 111.84°W (Elev. 4734 ft)
5:31 am MDT Aug 1, 2026
6am MDT Aug 1, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 7, 2026
 
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