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

WEST GLACIER (WGRM8)

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

56°F

13°C

Humidity	89%
Wind Speed	NE 0 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	53°F (12°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	01 Aug 12:12 AM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

11 Miles SSE Polebridge MT

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

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 54 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday
High: 80 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday Night
Low: 48 °F
Smoke and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 64 °F
Smoke
Sunday Night
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 64 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 70 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy smoke after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

Saturday

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night

Areas of smoke before midnight, then widespread smoke after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Sunday

Widespread smoke, mainly before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind 8 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 70.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47.