Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from August 22, 05:00 PM MDT until August 23, 06:00 AM MDT

Current conditions at

YAAK (UPPER FORD) (YKAM8)

Lat: 48.91667°NLon: 115.65667°WElev: 3000.0ft.

92°F

33°C

Humidity	26%
Wind Speed	SW 2 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	NA
Heat Index	89°F (32°C)
Last update	22 Aug 02:06 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

16 Miles NW Yaak MT

Red Flag Warning August 22, 05:00pm until August 23, 06:00am

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 78 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 56 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 61 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 48 °F
Smoke then
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 68 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 74 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 74 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 4am. Patchy smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy smoke before noon, then areas of smoke after 4pm. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

Widespread smoke, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.