Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lander (KLND)

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

Clear

65°F

18°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed WSW 5 MPH
Barometer 30.28 in (1025.4 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Jul 04:53 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles WSW Lander/Hunt Field WY

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Patchy smoke. Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke. Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
10 Miles WSW Lander/Hunt Field WY
 42.74°N 108.91°W (Elev. 9203 ft)
3:48 am MDT Jul 31, 2026
5am MDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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