Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex US-2 MP 179.9 (MTESX)

Lat: 48.28176°NLon: 113.60657°WElev: 3848.0ft.

NA

63°F

17°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed SW 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 22 Aug 11:15 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSW Kiowa MT

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Patchy smoke between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Monday
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSW Kiowa MT
 48.43°N 113.41°W (Elev. 6450 ft)
2:01 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
11pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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