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

Fire Weather Watch in effect from August 2, 01:00 PM MDT until August 2, 09:00 PM MDT
Heat Advisory in effect from August 1, 12:00 PM MDT until August 2, 10:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Powell Municipal Airport (KPOY)

Lat: 44.8672°NLon: 108.7934°WElev: 5092.0ft.

Clear

77°F

25°C

Humidity	20%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	30.21 in (1023.03 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	NA
Heat Index	77°F (25°C)
Last update	01 Aug 01:10 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Powell WY

Fire Weather Watch August 2, 01:00pm until August 2, 09:00pm

Heat Advisory August 1, 12:00pm until August 2, 10:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 62 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday
High: 101 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday Night
Low: 66 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 96 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Sunny
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Monday
High: 74 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 77 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph becoming east.

Saturday

Patchy smoke. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy smoke before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west northwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Windy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 77.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 91.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60.