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

DW7095 Clark (D7095)

Lat: 44.90317°NLon: 109.17183°WElev: 4271.06ft.

NA

94°F

34°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed NNE 8 MPH
Barometer 29.78 in (1008.47 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 31 Jul 07:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles SE Cooke City MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a light west wind becoming west southwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy smoke before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light west northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a light west wind becoming west southwest 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Saturday
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a light west wind becoming west southwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy smoke before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a light west wind becoming west southwest 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles SE Cooke City MT
 44.91°N 109.74°W (Elev. 7300 ft)
6:32 pm MDT Jul 31, 2026
7pm MDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 7, 2026
 
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