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.

smoke

66°F

19°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.93 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 09:35 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Whitefish MT

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

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

    High: 85 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of smoke before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy smoke before 10pm, then patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    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 22 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
Areas of smoke before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Patchy smoke before 10pm, then patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
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 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WNW Whitefish MT
 48.42°N 114.39°W (Elev. 3760 ft)
1:56 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
9am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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