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

80°F

27°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed NNW 8 MPH
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.38 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 31 Jul 08:53 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SW Lander/Hunt Field WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy smoke before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a light southwest wind becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Patchy smoke before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a light southwest wind becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. 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 46. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SW Lander/Hunt Field WY
 42.75°N 108.85°W (Elev. 8061 ft)
8:48 pm MDT Jul 31, 2026
9pm MDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 7, 2026
 
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