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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

Current conditions at

Saco US-2 MP 502.5 (MTSCO)

Lat: 48.45138°NLon: 107.30166°WElev: 2180.0ft.

NA

70°F

21°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed NW 7 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 02 Aug 12:45 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NE Saco MT

Lake Wind Advisory until August 2, 06:00pm
Red Flag Warning until August 2, 09:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning until August 2, 12:00pm
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Lake Wind Advisory
Red Flag Warning
Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Lake Wind Advisory until August 2, 06:00pm
    Red Flag Warning until August 2, 09:00pm
    Extreme Heat Warning until August 2, 12:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Overnight

    Low: 65 °F

    Haze

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Widespread haze after 5pm. Areas of smoke between 9am and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Areas Smoke
    and Breezy
    then Haze

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Widespread haze before midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Haze then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light west northwest wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Widespread haze between 4am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Widespread haze after 5pm. Areas of smoke between 9am and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Widespread haze before midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light west northwest wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NE Saco MT
 48.51°N 107.29°W (Elev. 2162 ft)
Last Update:
12:35 am MDT Aug 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am MDT Aug 2, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2026
 
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