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

TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION AT YELLOWSTONE NP (TFAW4)

Lat: 44.916944°NLon: 110.420556°WElev: 6279.0ft.

N/A

Humidity	43%
Wind Speed	E 3 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	NA
Last update	14 Apr 07:15 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SE Cooke City MT

This Afternoon
High: 40 °F
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Rain/Snow and
Windy then
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 51 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 56 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 38 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Breezy then
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 59 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 41 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 59 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow showers before 5pm, then rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 40. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tonight

Rain and snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 9900 feet. Steady temperature around 39. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 3pm and 5pm. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 9700 feet rising to 11400 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 7 to 13 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Snow level 10500 feet rising to 11400 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.

Friday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Independence Day

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 61.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 66.