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

POLEBRIDGE (POEM8)

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

NA

42°F

6°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed ENE 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 30 Jul 05:53 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles ENE Fortine MT

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

    Today: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy smoke between 8am and 11am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy smoke between 11am and 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Patchy smoke between 8am and 11am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Patchy smoke between 11am and 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles ENE Fortine MT
 48.8°N 114.63°W (Elev. 6604 ft)
1:56 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
6am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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