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

Red Flag Warning in effect from August 1, 02:00 PM MDT until August 2, 12:00 AM MDT

Current conditions at

ST. IGNATIUS (SIGM)

Lat: 47.31333°NLon: 114.09806°WElev: 2990.0ft.

61°F

16°C

Humidity	65%
Wind Speed	SE 3 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	49°F (9°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	01 Aug 04:00 AM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ENE St. Ignatius MT

Red Flag Warning August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 12:00am

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 70 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 44 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Windy
Sunday
High: 53 °F
Patchy Smoke
Sunday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 53 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 40 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 58 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 64 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke before 10pm, then patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 33 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Sunday

Patchy smoke before 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 19 to 24 mph becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 53. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 40.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 58.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 64.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50.