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

PLAINS (PLAM8)

Lat: 47.46622°NLon: 114.87961°WElev: 2481.0ft.

NA

63°F

17°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 30 Jul 08:26 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Plains MT

Fire Weather Watch August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 12:00am
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Fire Weather Watch
  • Today

    Today: Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy smoke before 11am, then patchy smoke after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 60 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Patchy smoke before 11am, then patchy smoke after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 49.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles NW Plains MT
 47.52°N 114.95°W (Elev. 3497 ft)
1:56 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
8am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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