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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from August 2, 12:00 AM MDT until August 2, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

South Big Horn County Airport (KGEY)

Lat: 44.5174°NLon: 108.0752°WElev: 3934.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

N/A

Humidity	29%
Wind Speed	SW 4 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Jul 06:30 PM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

16 Miles WNW Burgess Junction WY

Red Flag Warning August 2, 12:00am until August 2, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 77 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 57 °F
Patchy Smoke
Sunday
High: 76 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 44 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Monday
High: 57 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 59 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 65 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke before 1am, then patchy smoke after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Sunday

Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Sunday Night

Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 7 to 17 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 65.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 52.