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, 12:00 PM MDT until August 2, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

BENCHMARK (BEFM8)

Lat: 47.49526°NLon: 112.88453°WElev: 5374.0ft.

72°F

22°C

Humidity	30%
Wind Speed	SSE 0 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	01 Aug 10:08 AM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

30 Miles WNW Augusta MT

Red Flag Warning August 1, 12:00pm until August 2, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 72 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Windy
Sunday
High: 52 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 37 °F
Clear and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 61 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 63 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke before midnight, then patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

Sunday

Patchy smoke before 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a west wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east in the morning.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 61. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 63.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48.