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.

63°F

17°C

Humidity	19%
Wind Speed	WSW 6 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	20°F (-7°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	21 Mar 12:15 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Cooke City MT

This Afternoon
High: 54 °F
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: 45 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 43 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts 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 31 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Light west wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Snow level 9600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Snow level 9200 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.