Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Great Falls, Great Falls International Airport (KGTF)

Lat: 47.47333°NLon: 111.38222°WElev: 3675.0ft.

Clear

93°F

34°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed SW 5 MPH
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.58 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 30 Jul 03:35 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SW Stockett MT

Fire Weather Watch August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 09:00pm
Extreme Heat Watch August 1, 12:00pm until August 2, 03:00am
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Fire Weather Watch
Extreme Heat Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight.  Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of smoke before 7am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Areas of smoke before 7am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SW Stockett MT
 47.26°N 111.27°W (Elev. 4065 ft)
12:31 pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
3pm MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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