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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from August 1, 03:00 PM MDT until August 1, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

SLATE CREEK (SCFI1)

Lat: 45.61881°NLon: 116.28211°WElev: 1568.0ft.

73°F

23°C

Humidity	39%
Wind Speed	ENE 0 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	01 Aug 02:10 AM PDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

25 Miles NE Brundage Mountain ID

Red Flag Warning August 1, 03:00pm until August 1, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 59 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday
High: 83 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday Night
Low: 46 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 70 °F
Patchy Smoke
Sunday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 70 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 77 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 49 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

Saturday

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Sunday

Patchy smoke before 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 70.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 77.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 81.