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 >

Current conditions at

BADGER PASS (BADM8)

Lat: 48.13088°NLon: 113.02317°WElev: 6900.0ft.

NA

77°F

25°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles WSW Heart Butte MT

Red Flag Warning August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 09:00pm
High Wind Warning August 1, 06:00pm until August 2, 12:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
High Wind Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 57 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy smoke before midnight, then patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Windy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy smoke before midnight, then patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Windy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Sunday
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
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Point Forecast:
15 Miles WSW Heart Butte MT
 48.18°N 113.1°W (Elev. 5787 ft)
4:31 pm MDT Jul 31, 2026
7pm MDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 7, 2026
 
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