Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Home Creek Divide US-212 MP 81.5 (MTHCD)

Lat: 45.552°NLon: 105.893°WElev: 3934.0ft.

NA

77°F

25°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed W 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 30 Jul 05:15 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles ESE Ashland MT

Extreme Heat Watch August 1, 12:00pm until August 2, 12:00am
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Extreme Heat Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light south southeast wind.

    High: 97 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Light southeast wind.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Light south southeast wind.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 5 to 11 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light south southeast wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Light southeast wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Light south southeast wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Light east southeast wind.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles ESE Ashland MT
 45.58°N 106.17°W (Elev. 3202 ft)
2:48 pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
5pm MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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