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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bowman Regional Airport (KBWW)

Lat: 46.17°NLon: 103.3°WElev: 2965ft.

Fair

100°F

38°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed SW 14 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index96°F (36°C)
Last update 1 Aug 3:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Scranton ND

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Areas of smoke. Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. North wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Patchy smoke after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Areas of smoke. Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. North wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. East wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Scranton ND
 46.15°N 103.14°W
Last Update:
3:36 pm MDT Aug 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MDT Aug 1, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2026
 
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