Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Stanley, Stanley Ranger Station (KSNT)

Lat: 44.20861°NLon: 114.93444°WElev: 6496.0ft.

NA

74°F

23°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed N 5 MPH
Barometer 30.23 in (1023.71 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 30 Jul 11:51 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSW Stanley ID

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  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 5pm.  Patchy smoke between 4pm and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 70 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 9pm, then patchy smoke after 2am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon.  Patchy smoke before 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the morning.

    High: 75 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 5pm. Patchy smoke between 4pm and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 9pm, then patchy smoke after 2am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Patchy smoke before 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSW Stanley ID
 44.1°N 114.99°W (Elev. 9134 ft)
12:31 pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
12pm MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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