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

Butte, Bert Mooney Airport (KBTM)

Lat: 45.95472°NLon: 112.4975°WElev: 5545.0ft.

Clear

81°F

27°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.2 in (1022.69 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 22 Aug 01:20 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles E Butte MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of showers before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 81 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 55 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke between midnight and 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of showers before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke between midnight and 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles E Butte MT
 45.99°N 112.46°W (Elev. 6001 ft)
12:22 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
1pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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