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

WEST FORK (WSFM8)

Lat: 45.81561°NLon: 114.2585°WElev: 4420.0ft.

NA

86°F

30°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed S 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 22 Aug 02:14 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles W Darby MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight 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.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. West southwest wind around 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 79 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm.  Patchy smoke after 5am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 49. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. West southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Patchy smoke after 5am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 49. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles W Darby MT
 46.06°N 114.45°W (Elev. 5942 ft)
2:01 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
2pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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