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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

Current conditions at

Billings, Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL)

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

Clear

88°F

31°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed SSW 6 MPH
Barometer 30.15 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 31 Jul 12:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NE Billings/Logan Intl Airport 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

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy smoke. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West northwest wind around 7 mph becoming northeast.

    High: 100 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 5 to 8 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. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 106 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 68 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East northeast wind 14 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 10 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

This Afternoon
Patchy smoke. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West northwest wind around 7 mph becoming northeast.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East 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 and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southwest wind around 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East northeast wind 14 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 10 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. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NE Billings/Logan Intl Airport MT
 45.84°N 108.47°W (Elev. 3173 ft)
Last Update:
1:28 am MDT Jul 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm MDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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