Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Current conditions at

COW CREEK (MCCM8)

Lat: 46.03331°NLon: 106.19458°WElev: 3228.0ft.

NA

73°F

23°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed W 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 20 Aug 02:21 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Colstrip MT

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy smoke before 3pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind.

    High: 92 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 63 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 90 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Thursday
Patchy smoke before 3pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles N Colstrip MT
 45.96°N 106.62°W (Elev. 3301 ft)
12:32 am MDT Aug 20, 2026
2am MDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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