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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

Current conditions at

Sheridan County Airport (KSHR)

Lat: 44.76031°NLon: 106.97411°WElev: 3970.0ft.

Clear

88°F

31°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed NE 4 MPH
Barometer 30.11 in (1019.64 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 01 Aug 10:35 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles WSW Story WY

Red Flag Warning August 2, 12:00am until August 2, 09:00pm
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Red Flag Warning

  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 89. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming east 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 89. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming east 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles WSW Story WY
 44.55°N 107.23°W (Elev. 8392 ft)
Last Update:
8:49 am MDT Aug 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am MDT Aug 1, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 7, 2026
 
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