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

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

Current conditions at

Cowley WY (KU68)

Lat: 44.91167°NLon: 108.4455°WElev: 4090.0ft.

Clear

72°F

22°C

Humidity	35%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	30.15 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	01 Aug 12:55 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Cowley 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: 65 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday
High: 104 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday Night
Low: 68 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 100 °F
Hot
Sunday Night
Low: 61 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Monday
High: 79 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 51 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 82 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Light northeast wind.

Saturday

Patchy smoke. Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy smoke before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Windy, with a north wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Windy, with a north northeast wind 23 to 28 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 82.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 90.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 96.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62.