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

Extreme Heat Warning in effect from August 1, 12:00 PM MDT until August 2, 06:00 PM MDT
Red Flag Warning in effect from August 1, 02:00 PM MDT until August 2, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

US-2 @Stateline US2 MP 667.1 (MTSTA)

Lat: 48.13764°NLon: 104.04687°WElev: 2100.0ft.

71°F

22°C

Humidity	37%
Wind Speed	SSW 8 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	01 Aug 03:30 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

12 Miles NW Cartwright ND

Red Flag Warning August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 09:00pm

Extreme Heat Warning August 1, 12:00pm until August 2, 06:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Extreme Heat Warning

Overnight
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 98 °F
Hot
Saturday Night
Low: 68 °F
Haze then
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 91 °F
Haze
Sunday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
then Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 73 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 76 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

Saturday Night

Widespread haze before midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 68. East wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Widespread haze between 11am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 3 to 8 mph.