Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

TIMBERCREST (TCTM8)

Lat: 45.15694°NLon: 109.36056°WElev: 6400.0ft.

NA

73°F

23°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed E 7 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 22 Aug 01:15 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ENE Cooke City MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 46 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 66. West southwest wind 8 to 18 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light southwest  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west northwest  in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon.  Sunny through mid morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. West southwest wind 8 to 18 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west northwest in the evening.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Sunny through mid morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light west southwest wind becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles ENE Cooke City MT
 45.05°N 109.82°W (Elev. 9199 ft)
1:17 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
1pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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