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

OLD FAITHFUL RANGER STATION (OFAW4)

Lat: 44.456667°NLon: 110.849444°WElev: 7332.0ft.

NA

86°F

30°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed SSW 6 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 01 Aug 05:15 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ENE Old Faithful WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 7pm, then patchy smoke after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke before 11pm, then patchy smoke after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke before 7pm, then patchy smoke after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke before 11pm, then patchy smoke after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ENE Old Faithful WY
 44.46°N 110.76°W (Elev. 8586 ft)
2:48 pm MDT Aug 1, 2026
5pm MDT Aug 1, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2026
 
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