Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. 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 will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kalispell, Glacier Park International Airport (KGPI)

Lat: 48.30417°NLon: 114.26361°WElev: 2972.0ft.

Clear

63°F

17°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.93 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 08:20 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles WSW Whitefish MT

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  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 48.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles WSW Whitefish MT
 48.35°N 114.5°W (Elev. 3599 ft)
1:56 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
8am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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