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

Elk Park (MTELK)

Lat: 46.13589°NLon: 112.39799°WElev: 6292.0ft.

NA

78°F

26°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed SSW 7 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 22 Aug 02:30 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Basin MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 74 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 50 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke between 11pm and 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke between 11pm and 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles SSW Basin MT
 46.15°N 112.34°W (Elev. 7579 ft)
12:31 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
2pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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