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 >

Current conditions at

Lander (KLND)

Lat: 42.81472°NLon: 108.72806°WElev: 5587.0ft.

Clear

88°F

31°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed N 6 MPH
Barometer 30.27 in (1025.06 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 31 Jul 01:20 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SW Lander/Hunt Field WY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 83 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers before 8pm.  Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Isolated
    Showers then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 90. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 90 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy smoke before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a light southwest wind becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Isolated showers before 8pm. Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 90. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday Night
Patchy smoke before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a light southwest wind becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
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Point Forecast:
8 Miles SW Lander/Hunt Field WY
 42.75°N 108.82°W (Elev. 6929 ft)
12:32 pm MDT Jul 31, 2026
1pm MDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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