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 >

Current conditions at

YELLOW MULE (YLWM8)

Lat: 45.1661°NLon: 111.35954°WElev: 9200.0ft.

NA

67°F

19°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed SSW 17 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 02 Aug 10:04 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

14 Miles SSE Big Sky MT

Red Flag Warning August 2, 11:14am until August 2, 09:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning August 2, 11:14am until August 2, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Red Flag Warning

  • Today

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 2am, then patchy smoke after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke between 2pm and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 2am, then patchy smoke after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday
Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Areas of smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
14 Miles SSE Big Sky MT
 45.07°N 111.22°W (Elev. 7264 ft)
10:26 am MDT Aug 2, 2026
11am MDT Aug 2, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2026
 
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