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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.

Clear

82°F

28°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed SW 8 MPH
Barometer 30.16 in (1021.34 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 31 Jul 10:35 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE 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 noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West wind around 8 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. Light south southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 106 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 13 to 21 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 8 to 16 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke after noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West wind around 8 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. Light south southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 13 to 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 8 to 16 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East northeast wind 7 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Billings MT
 45.75°N 108.46°W (Elev. 3228 ft)
Last Update:
1:28 am MDT Jul 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am MDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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