Dangerous Heat in the East; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Heat is likely to continue across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Critical fire weather conditions will continue today and likely Tuesday across portions of the Four Corners and northern High Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

GW0564 Wapiti (G0564)

Lat: 44.45733°NLon: 109.4325°WElev: 5994.0ft.

51°F

11°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	WSW 19 MPH
Barometer	29.75 in (1007.45 mb)
Dewpoint	35°F (2°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	29 Jun 01:10 PM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

22 Miles SSE Cooke City MT

This Afternoon
High: 37 °F
Snow Showers
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 47 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Partly
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 52 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 55 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Friday
High: 56 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 37. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy, with a west wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 7am. Snow level rising to 11400 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Snow level 10600 feet rising to 11400 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Thursday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Snow level 11000 feet rising to 11700 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy.

Independence Day

Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 40.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 63.