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

Buffalo - Johnson County Airport (KBYG)

Lat: 44.38122°NLon: 106.71947°WElev: 4925.0ft.

Clear

79°F

26°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed NNW 21 MPH
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 02 Aug 07:00 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Buffalo WY

Heat Advisory August 2, 07:27am until August 2, 10:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 2, 07:27am until August 2, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Sun

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 94 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming northeast 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Buffalo WY
 44.34°N 106.72°W (Elev. 4797 ft)
6:17 am MDT Aug 2, 2026
7am MDT Aug 2, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2026
 
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