Heat Wave Continues in the West; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Critical fire weather conditions will continue over the next couple of days across portions of the High Plains as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. 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.

64°F

18°C

Humidity	13%
Wind Speed	SSW 4 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	18 Mar 04:15 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Cooke City MT

This Afternoon
High: 52 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 50 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Friday
High: 52 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 48 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 26 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday
High: 40 °F
Chance Snow
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Snow level 9100 feet rising to 9800 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a chance of snow showers. Snow level 9600 feet lowering to 8400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Monday

A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy.

Monday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy.

Tuesday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy.