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

POLEBRIDGE (POEM8)

Lat: 48.78485°NLon: 114.27997°WElev: 3574.0ft.

82°F

28°C

Humidity	31%
Wind Speed	SSW 5 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	48°F (9°C)
Visibility	NA
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	01 Aug 12:53 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

14 Miles W Polebridge MT

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

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 68 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Smoke and
Windy
Sunday
High: 49 °F
Smoke and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 37 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 58 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 63 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke before 7pm, then widespread smoke after 2am. Clear, with a low around 40. Windy, with a southwest wind 33 to 38 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

Sunday

Widespread smoke, mainly before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Sunday Night

Patchy smoke between 7pm and 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 11 to 21 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 58.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 63.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 49.