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 2, 12:00 AM MDT until August 2, 09:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Sheridan County Airport (KSHR)

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

Clear

91°F

33°C

Humidity	26%
Wind Speed	SSE 6 MPH
Barometer	30.16 in (1021.34 mb)
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	88°F (31°C)
Last update	31 Jul 03:35 PM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

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

This Afternoon
High: 79 °F
Scattered
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 52 °F
Isolated
T-storms then
Patchy Smoke
Saturday
High: 89 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday Night
Low: 58 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Sunny
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 69 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 68 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm. Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight

Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Saturday

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 7 to 11 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy smoke before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39.