Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION AT YELLOWSTONE NP (TFAW4)

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

47°F

8°C

Humidity	47%
Wind Speed	NNW 3 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	21 Mar 10:15 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Cooke City MT

Today
High: 54 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Scattered
Showers and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Scattered
Rain/Snow and
Blustery then
Isolated Snow
Showers
Sunday
High: 40 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 44 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 43 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 44 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Snow level 9100 feet rising to 9900 feet. Increasing clouds, with a high near 54. Windy, with a west wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight

Scattered rain and snow showers before midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers between midnight and 4am. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Snow level 9300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.

Wednesday

A chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Snow level 8900 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.