Heat Builds in the West; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Valley; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest on Saturday

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 and heavy rainfall are expected over parts of the Upper Midwest to mid-Mississippi Valley today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin on Saturday and Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from August 1, 02:00 PM MDT until August 2, 12:00 AM MDT

Current conditions at

BNSF Java East (JVEMT)

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

48°F

9°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	ESE 1 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	31 Jul 06:00 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Essex MT

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

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 80 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 54 °F
Clear then
Patchy Smoke
Saturday
High: 83 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday Night
Low: 47 °F
Windy. Patchy
Smoke then
Clear
Sunday
High: 63 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 64 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 72 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy smoke before 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

Saturday

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Windy, with a west southwest wind 28 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 72.