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.

86°F

30°C

Humidity	20%
Wind Speed	SSE 4 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	40°F (4°C)
Visibility	NA
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	31 Jul 01:53 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

15 Miles NW Polebridge MT

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

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 74 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 56 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday
High: 75 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 48 °F
Windy. Patchy
Smoke then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 58 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance Rain
Monday
High: 59 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 66 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke before 2am, then patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Patchy smoke before 2pm, then patchy smoke after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Windy, with a southwest wind 29 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 66.