Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

BNSF Java East (JVEMT)

Lat: 48.23587°NLon: 113.56453°WElev: 4043.0ft.

NA

87°F

31°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed WSW 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 22 Aug 04:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

30 Miles SSW Heart Butte MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm.  Patchy smoke before 4am, then patchy smoke after 5am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke after 2pm. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind around 8 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy smoke before 4am, then patchy smoke after 5am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the evening.
Sunday
Patchy smoke after 2pm. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind around 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
30 Miles SSW Heart Butte MT
 47.92°N 113.18°W (Elev. 7201 ft)
2:01 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
5pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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