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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from August 1, 02:00 PM MDT until August 2, 12:00 AM MDT

Current conditions at

Kalispell, Glacier Park International Airport (KGPI)

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

smoke

57°F

14°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	30.04 in (1017.27 mb)
Dewpoint	48°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	01 Aug 12:35 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Whitefish MT

Red Flag Warning August 1, 02:00pm until August 2, 12:00am

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 55 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday
High: 88 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday Night
Low: 51 °F
Smoke
Sunday
High: 70 °F
Smoke
Sunday Night
Low: 44 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 78 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Light north northwest wind.

Saturday

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy smoke before 8pm, then widespread smoke after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Sunday

Widespread smoke, mainly before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night

Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 78.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47.