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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.

Mostly Cloudy

72°F

22°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed SW 5 MPH
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.32 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Jul 05:53 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

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 101. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 106 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind around 11 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind 13 to 18 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 8 to 14 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northeast wind 6 to 15 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke after 9am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southwest wind around 11 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind 13 to 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 8 to 14 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northeast wind 6 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Billings MT
 45.77°N 108.55°W (Elev. 3199 ft)
Last Update:
1:28 am MDT Jul 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am MDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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