Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

HUNGRY HORSE (HNYM8)

Lat: 48.38333°NLon: 114.0575°WElev: 3123.0ft.

NA

83°F

28°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed S 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 26 Aug 06:11 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles E Columbia Falls MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain between 9pm and midnight.  Patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy smoke before noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy smoke before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light south southwest wind.

    Low: 47 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain.  Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain between 9pm and midnight. Patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Patchy smoke before noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy smoke before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light south southwest wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Sunday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles E Columbia Falls MT
 48.39°N 114.06°W (Elev. 2999 ft)
2:01 pm MDT Aug 26, 2026
6pm MDT Aug 26, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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