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Heat Builds in the West; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Valley; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest on Saturday

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 and heavy rainfall are expected over parts of the Upper Midwest to mid-Mississippi Valley today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin on Saturday and Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Billings, Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL)

Lat: 45.80694°NLon: 108.54222°WElev: 3648.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

69°F

21°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed W 8 MPH
Barometer 30.14 in (1020.66 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Jul 06:53 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Billings MT

Fire Weather Watch August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 09:00pm
Extreme Heat Watch August 1, 12:00pm until August 2, 12:00am
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Fire Weather Watch
Extreme Heat Watch

  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke after 9am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 105 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 68 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind 13 to 20 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 8 to 15 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 6 to 16 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke after 9am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind 13 to 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 8 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 6 to 16 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 7 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Billings MT
 45.74°N 108.61°W (Elev. 3238 ft)
Last Update:
1:28 am MDT Jul 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am MDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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