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

WEST GLACIER (WGRM8)

Lat: 48.51061°NLon: 113.99677°WElev: 3165.0ft.

NA

61°F

16°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed E 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 22 Aug 10:12 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNE Columbia Falls MT

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of rain before noon.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind.

    High: 87 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain between 3pm and 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light south wind.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light south wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NNE Columbia Falls MT
 48.47°N 114.14°W (Elev. 3402 ft)
7:53 am MDT Aug 22, 2026
10am MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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