Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lame Deer Divide US-212 MP 50.1 (MTLAM)

Lat: 45.62886°NLon: 106.51125°WElev: 4327.0ft.

NA

78°F

26°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed SE 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 22 Aug 07:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Colstrip MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Light east wind.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Colstrip MT
 45.89°N 106.64°W (Elev. 3301 ft)
1:17 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
7pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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